Lake Timberline, Missouri — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Lake Timberline, St. Francois County.
Full aviation weather for Lake Timberline is published on the Bonne Terre Municipal Airport (K1BT) page, 9 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 Lake Timberline 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 Lake Timberline: Washington County Airport (K8WC) 18 km · Bismarck Memorial Airport (KH57) 27 km · Farmington Regional Airport (KFAM) 29 km · Sullivan Regional Airport (KUUV) 60 km
Conditions reported at K1BT describe the airfield itself. Weather 9 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Lake Timberline specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Lake Timberline.
Lake Timberline rests in a verdant embrace of rolling Ozark hills, a shimmering expanse of blue reflecting the broad Missouri sky. It lies 35.2 miles south-south-west of Oakville, MO (from Oakville, MO: bearing 202°T), and is situated 5.3 miles north of Bonne Terre. The land here is a mosaic of dense hardwoods, predominantly oak and hickory, their branches reaching like gnarled fingers toward the sun, interspersed with open meadows where wildflowers bloom in riotous color during the warmer months. The air, especially in the late afternoon, carries the scent of damp earth and pine needles, a clean, invigorating fragrance that seems to cleanse the very lungs. Water laps gently at the shorelines, its surface often broken by the graceful arc of a jumping bass or the silent glide of a canoe. The history of Lake Timberline is intrinsically tied to the extraction of lead and zinc that once defined this region, a legacy that has since softened into a more pastoral existence centered on recreation and a slower way of life. The economy now thrives on the seasonal influx of visitors drawn to the lake's clear waters for fishing, boating, and swimming, with small businesses catering to these pursuits dotting the periphery. Echoes of past industry can still be found in the weathered barns and abandoned mine shafts that occasionally surface from the dense undergrowth, silent reminders of a more arduous era. The local character is one of quiet resilience and a deep appreciation for the natural beauty that surrounds Lake Timberline, a place where time seems to flow with the gentle current of the nearby streams.
Live animated radar for Lake Timberline 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 | Lake Timberline, St. Francois County, Missouri |
| Coordinates | 37.999537°N, 90.551278°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 63628 |
| Area Code | 816 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Lake Timberline, 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 Lake Timberline includes coordinates 37.999537°N, 90.551278°W, situated in St. Francois County. ZIP code 63628. 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.