Knox City, Missouri Weather
Knox City, Missouri — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Knox City, Knox County.
Full aviation weather for Knox City is published on the Lewis County Regional Airport (K6M6) page, 28 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 Knox City 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 Knox City: Memphis Memorial Airport (K03D) 38 km · Kahoka Municipal Airport (K0H7) 40 km · Kirksville Regional Airport (KIRK) 46 km · Rueter Airfield (K93M) 48 km
Conditions reported at K6M6 describe the airfield itself. Weather 28 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Knox City specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Knox City.
About Knox City, Missouri
Knox City exhales a quiet breath across the rolling Missouri landscape, a place where the land itself seems to hold a gentle, patient memory. It lies 34.8 miles west-north-west of Quincy, IL (from Quincy, IL: bearing 295°T), and is situated 8.8 miles east of Edina. The terrain here is a study in subtle shifts, a tapestry of broad, fertile fields that surrender to the soft, rounded shoulders of low hills. These hills, cloaked in a patchwork of emerald pastures and the deeper greens of scattered woodlands, catch the sun in broad, golden swathes, especially in the late afternoon when the light softens to a mellow amber. The air, particularly after a summer rain, carries the clean scent of turned earth and the distant, sweet perfume of ripening corn, a testament to the agricultural heart that beats within Knox City. The sky above is vast, a canvas for the slow drift of clouds and the sharp brilliance of stars on a clear night, an ever-present reminder of the open country that surrounds and defines this place. The story of Knox City is written in its agricultural roots, a legacy of the pioneering spirit that first settled these lands. For generations, the economy has been shaped by the bounty of the soil, with corn, soybeans, and cattle forming the backbone of its livelihood. This enduring connection to the land imbues everyday life with a grounded rhythm, a sense of purpose tied to the seasons and the harvest. While no single towering monument defines its skyline, the sturdy, functional architecture of its farmsteads and the welcoming facades of its businesses speak of a community built on resilience and honest work. The quiet hum of tractors on distant fields, the friendly waves exchanged between neighbors, and the unpretentious charm of its main street are the true hallmarks of Knox City, a place where the past is honored and the future is cultivated with quiet determination.
Live animated radar for Knox City 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 | Knox City, Knox County, Missouri |
| Coordinates | 40.143651°N, 92.009342°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 63446 |
| Area Code | 314 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Knox City, Missouri Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Knox City, 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 Knox City includes coordinates 40.143651°N, 92.009342°W, situated in Knox County. ZIP code 63446. 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.
