Imperial, Missouri Weather
Imperial, Missouri — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Imperial, Jefferson County.
Full aviation weather for Imperial is published on the St Louis Downtown Airport (KCPS) page, 30 km away. It carries the current METAR decoded into plain language — surface wind, visibility, cloud layers and ceiling, temperature and dewpoint, and altimeter setting — alongside the raw observation as transmitted. 5 airfields within reach of Imperial have their own pages, listed below.
The Terminal Aerodrome Forecast (TAF) is shown across its full validity period, with each change group broken out so you can see when conditions are expected to shift. Flight category is derived automatically — VFR, MVFR, IFR or LIFR — from reported ceiling and visibility, with runway details and field elevation alongside. Observations update roughly hourly and forecasts several times a day.
Other airports near Imperial: Spirit of St Louis Airport (KSUS) 40 km · Creve Coeur Airport (K1H0) 41 km · St. Louis Lambert International Airport (KSTL) 42 km · Washington Regional Airport (KFYG) 59 km
Conditions reported at KCPS describe the airfield itself. Weather 30 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Imperial specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Imperial.
About Imperial, Missouri
Imperial sits at the edge of rolling Missouri landscape, where the gentle slopes of Jefferson County begin to gather themselves before the broad sweep of the Mississippi River. It lies 8.0 miles south-south-west of Oakville, MO (from Oakville, MO: bearing 210°T), and is situated 4.4 miles south of Arnold. The air here, especially in the late afternoon, carries a faint, dry scent of sun-baked earth and distant agriculture, a smell that clings to the weathered barns and the occasional dusty pickup truck kicking up a trail of fine red grit. The land itself is a study in muted greens and browns, punctuated by stands of oak and hickory that hold their summer leaves with a stubborn, enduring grace. Even the sky seems to possess a particular quality, a vast, open canvas that can hold the bruised purples of a coming storm or the clear, pale blue of a long, settled summer day. The history of Imperial is intimately tied to the fertile ground and the waterway that has shaped so much of this region's destiny. For generations, this has been a place of farming, of cultivating the rich alluvial soils deposited by the great river, and this agricultural legacy still hums beneath the surface of everyday life. While not a bustling metropolis, Imperial retains a connection to the past through its sturdy, unassuming buildings and the quiet diligence of its residents, many of whom trace their roots back to the early settlers who saw potential in this bend of the river. The local economy, while diversified, still finds a grounding in the land, with agricultural suppliers and businesses serving the surrounding farms playing a vital role, and the distant rumble of industry on the river is a constant, low thrum, a reminder of the broader economic currents that flow through this corner of Missouri.
Live animated radar for Imperial and surroundings — RainViewer.
NOAA GOES-16 GEOCOLOR — live animated loop updated every 10 minutes. Shows cloud cover, storm systems and weather patterns across the continental US.
Source: NOAA/NESDIS GOES-East · Public domain · Auto-updates on page reload
| Location | Imperial, Jefferson County, Missouri |
| Coordinates | 38.369776°N, 90.378452°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 63052, 63010 |
| Area Code | 314 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Imperial, Missouri Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Imperial, Missouri, including current conditions, a 24-hour hourly forecast, 7-day outlook, NWS extended text forecast, precipitation radar and NOAA GOES-16 satellite imagery. Aviation weather — live METAR observations and TAF forecasts — is published separately on the pages for the nearest reporting airports, linked from the aviation section above. Additional sections may include tide predictions, wave height, wave direction and sea-surface temperature, a barometric pressure trend, and a solunar-based fishing forecast with a fishing-conditions rating for coastal localities, and soil temperature, crop weather and live USGS river gauge data for agricultural areas near a monitored waterway. All data updates automatically on every page visit.
Location data for Imperial includes coordinates 38.369776°N, 90.378452°W, situated in Jefferson County. ZIP code 63052, 63010. Telephone area code: 314. Timezone: Central Time (America/Chicago).
Weather data is sourced from the NOAA National Weather Service (NWS) and the open-source Open-Meteo API. River and stream data is sourced from the USGS National Water Information System. Tide predictions are sourced from NOAA CO-OPS; marine and solunar data are modeled from Open-Meteo and public sunrise/moon calculations and should be treated as a general guide alongside on-the-water conditions. Radar is provided by RainViewer. Satellite imagery is sourced from NOAA/NESDIS GOES-East and is public domain.
