Jefferson City, Missouri Weather
Jefferson City, Missouri — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery for Jefferson City, Cole County.
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About Jefferson City, Missouri
Jefferson City unfurls itself along the sinuous embrace of the Missouri River, its capitol building a proud sentinel against the broad, rolling Missouri landscape. It lies 27.3 miles south-south-east of Columbia, MO (from Columbia, MO: bearing 161°T), and is situated 5.2 miles south-south-west of Holts Summit. Here, the land rises and falls with a quiet dignity, a topography shaped by ancient waterways and the patient erosion of time. The air, especially in the humid blush of late summer, carries a scent of damp earth and distant hayfields, a fragrance that clings to the skin like a gentle, familiar caress. The river itself, a vast, muddy artery, dictates much of the visual character, its wide expanse reflecting the boundless sky in a palette of shifting grays and blues, a constant, murmuring presence in the life of Jefferson City. This locale, established as the state capital, carries the weight of Missouri's legislative history in its very stones, its grand public buildings standing as quiet witnesses to decades of debate and decision. The economy here has long been tied to the business of government, a steady hum of administrative activity that provides a reliable pulse to the city. Beyond the halls of power, the fertile lands surrounding Jefferson City have historically supported agriculture, with fields of corn and soybeans stretching towards the horizon, a testament to the region's enduring connection to the soil. The Missouri State Penitentiary, a place of somber legacy, also occupies a significant, albeit shadowed, chapter in the city's narrative, its imposing walls a stark counterpoint to the vibrant life that continues to flow around it.
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| Location | Jefferson City, Cole County, Missouri |
| Coordinates | 38.576702°N, 92.173516°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 65101, 65102, 65103, 65104, 65105 |
| Area Code | 573 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Jefferson City, Missouri Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Jefferson City, Missouri, including current conditions, a 24-hour hourly forecast, 7-day outlook, NWS extended text forecast, real-time aviation weather (live METAR and TAF reports from the nearest reporting airport, with a modeled estimate shown when no station is in range), precipitation radar and NOAA GOES-16 satellite imagery. 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 Jefferson City includes coordinates 38.576702°N, 92.173516°W, situated in Cole County. ZIP code 65101, 65102, 65103, 65104, 65105. Telephone area code: 573. Timezone: Central Time (America/Chicago).
Weather data is sourced from the NOAA National Weather Service (NWS) and the open-source Open-Meteo API. Aviation data is sourced from aviationweather.gov (NOAA), with a modeled estimate used where no nearby reporting station is available. 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.
