Kennett, Missouri Weather
Kennett, Missouri — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery for Kennett, Dunklin County.
Full aviation weather for Kennett is published on the Kennett Memorial Airport (KTKX) page, 2 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. 6 airfields within reach of Kennett 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 Kennett: Steele Municipal Airport (KM12) 23 km · Gideon Memorial Airport (KM85) 27 km · Campbell Municipal Airport (K34M) 28 km · Arkansas International Airport (KBYH) 32 km · Caruthersville Memorial Airport (KM05) 35 km
Conditions reported at KTKX describe the airfield itself. Weather 2 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Kennett specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
About Kennett, Missouri
Kennett unfurls under a wide, often generous sky, its landscape a gentle sweep of fertile earth stretching towards horizons softened by the humid air of the Missouri Bootheel. It lies 27.5 miles east-north-east of Paragould, AR (from Paragould, AR: bearing 63°T), and is situated 9.1 miles north-east of Senath. The land here is predominantly flat, a fertile canvas painted with the emerald greens of summer crops and the muted golds of autumn harvests, crisscrossed by drainage ditches that glitter like silver threads under the sun. The character of Kennett is one of quiet resilience, a place where the pace of life is dictated by the seasons and the steady work of the soil. Evenings here can descend with a velvet hush, the air thick with the scent of ripening corn and the distant hum of cicadas, a symphony of the rural South. This corner of Dunklin County has long been shaped by the bounty of its alluvial plains, its economy historically rooted in agriculture, particularly cotton and soybeans, a legacy that echoes in the silos that punctuate the landscape. Kennett itself grew from these fertile grounds, a hub for the surrounding farms, its businesses supporting the rhythm of planting and reaping. The spirit of innovation, however, has also found purchase, with industries evolving to complement the agrarian base, creating a unique blend of tradition and progress. The very air in Kennett seems to hold the weight of past harvests and the promise of future ones, a testament to the enduring strength of the land and the people who tend it.
Live animated radar for Kennett 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 | Kennett, Dunklin County, Missouri |
| Coordinates | 36.236176°N, 90.055649°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 63857 |
| Area Code | 816 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Kennett, Missouri Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Kennett, 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 Kennett includes coordinates 36.236176°N, 90.055649°W, situated in Dunklin County. ZIP code 63857. 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.
