Kelso, Missouri Weather
Kelso, Missouri — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Kelso, Scott County.
Full aviation weather for Kelso is published on the Cape Girardeau Regional Airport (KCGI) page, 4 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 Kelso 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 Kelso: Cairo Regional Airport (KCIR) 32 km · Sikeston Memorial Municipal Airport (KSIK) 32 km · Mississippi County Airport (KCHQ) 42 km · Dexter Municipal Airport (KDXE) 58 km
Conditions reported at KCGI describe the airfield itself. Weather 4 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Kelso specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Kelso.
About Kelso, Missouri
Kelso lies in a landscape where the land itself seems to sigh, a place of gentle swells and broad horizons that hint at the Mississippi River's vastness, though the great waterway itself is unseen from this particular vantage. It lies 8.1 miles south-south-west of Cape Girardeau, MO (from Cape Girardeau, MO: bearing 192°T), and is situated 2.3 miles south-west of Scott City. The air here, especially in the early morning, carries the cool, damp breath of fields recently awakened by dew, a subtle perfume of loam and growing things. Old oak trees, their branches gnarled like the hands of seasoned storytellers, stand sentinel along the edges of cultivated fields, their leaves whispering secrets to the occasional breeze that stirs the tall grasses. The sky above Kelso often unfolds in wide, unbroken expanses, a canvas for clouds that drift lazily, their shadows painting fleeting patterns on the verdant earth below, imbuing the scene with a quiet, almost contemplative beauty. The story of Kelso is one of enduring connection to the soil, a legacy woven into the very fabric of its existence by generations of farmers who have coaxed sustenance from this fertile ground. For decades, the rhythm of life in Kelso has been dictated by the agricultural calendar, with the bounty of corn, soybeans, and other crops forming the backbone of its local economy. Though the roar of heavy machinery might punctuate the quiet, the dominant soundscape is one of wind rustling through the stalks and the distant hum of tractors. This agricultural heartland has fostered a deep sense of community, where neighborly support is as natural as the changing seasons, and the simple act of sharing a harvest is a time-honored tradition that binds the people of Kelso together.
Live animated radar for Kelso 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.
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| Location | Kelso, Scott County, Missouri |
| Coordinates | 37.190606°N, 89.549533°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 63758, 63780 |
| Area Code | 816 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Kelso, Missouri Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Kelso, 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 Kelso includes coordinates 37.190606°N, 89.549533°W, situated in Scott County. ZIP code 63758, 63780. Telephone area code: 816. 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.
