Matthews, Missouri — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Matthews, New Madrid County.
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Matthews lies low in the bootheel of Missouri, a place where the land itself seems to breathe the humid, heavy air of the Mississippi River valley. It lies 38.0 miles south of Cape Girardeau, MO (from Cape Girardeau, MO: bearing 186°T), and is situated 8.1 miles south of Sikeston. The terrain here is a generous, fertile flatness, giving way to the subtle, almost imperceptible creases of drainage ditches and the occasional stand of mature oak and sycamore that punctuate the agricultural expanse. Fields of corn and soybeans stretch to horizons that blur with the haze of summer, their orderly rows a testament to human cultivation against the wilder impulse of the alluvial plain. The sky, a vast canvas, often displays a painterly quality at dusk, when the sun bleeds saffron and rose across the western edge, casting long, soft shadows that lend a quiet dignity to the quiet landscape. The history of Matthews is inextricably tied to the rich, dark soil that has sustained it for generations, a legacy of farming that forms the bedrock of its local economy. This is a place where the rhythm of the seasons dictates the pulse of life, where the bounty of the earth is harvested and brought to market. While not a hub of grand industry, Matthews has long been a dependable producer, its agricultural output contributing to the wider regional sustenance. The enduring spirit of its founders, who harnessed the immense power of this river country, is still palpable, a quiet resilience that pervades the very air, a subtle reminder of the deep roots that anchor this small corner of New Madrid County.
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| Location | Matthews, New Madrid County, Missouri |
| Coordinates | 36.759222°N, 89.586746°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 63867 |
| Area Code | 816 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Matthews, 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 Matthews includes coordinates 36.759222°N, 89.586746°W, situated in New Madrid County. ZIP code 63867. 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. 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.