Mount Vernon, Missouri Weather
Mount Vernon, Missouri — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Mount Vernon, Lawrence County.
Full aviation weather for Mount Vernon is published on the Mount Vernon Municipal Airport (K2MO) page, 7 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. 4 airfields within reach of Mount Vernon 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 Mount Vernon: Kingsley Airfield (KMO9) 17 km · Springfield Branson National Airport (KSGF) 41 km · Downtown Airport (K3DW) 52 km
Conditions reported at K2MO describe the airfield itself. Weather 7 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Mount Vernon specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Mount Vernon.
About Mount Vernon, Missouri
Mount Vernon lies in the rolling heart of Lawrence County, a place where the land breathes a slow, steady rhythm. It lies 29.7 miles west-south-west of Springfield, MO (from Springfield, MO: bearing 255°T), and is situated 7.8 miles south of Miller. Here, the Ozark foothills begin their gentle climb, a landscape of rounded hills draped in oak and hickory, their branches often heavy with the lingering dampness of Missouri's capricious skies. The air, especially after a spring rain, carries the clean scent of turned earth and the distant, sweet perfume of blossoming wild plum. Roads, often little more than ribbons of asphalt, wind through a quilt of pastures and cornfields, punctuated by the occasional cluster of farmhouses and weathered barns that seem to have grown from the very soil. The light here, particularly as day begins to fade, can transform the ordinary into something profound, bathing the western horizon in hues of apricot and rose that linger long after the sun has dipped below the tree line. The history of Mount Vernon is deeply entwined with the agricultural spirit of the region, a legacy evident in the abundant fields of soybeans and cattle that still define its economic backbone. This is a place that has weathered its share of change, from its early days as a stop along a vital transportation route to its present-day existence as a quiet hub for surrounding farms and small businesses. Though no grand monuments mark its passage, the echoes of generations who worked this land are palpable in the sturdy, unpretentious architecture and the enduring sense of community. The town’s character is one of quiet resilience, a steadfastness that mirrors the enduring strength of the ancient rock beneath its feet, a place where the past is not forgotten but rather a gentle undercurrent to the unfolding present.
Live animated radar for Mount Vernon 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 | Mount Vernon, Lawrence County, Missouri |
| Coordinates | 37.103667°N, 93.81854°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 65712 |
| Area Code | 417 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Mount Vernon, Missouri Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Mount Vernon, 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 Mount Vernon includes coordinates 37.103667°N, 93.818540°W, situated in Lawrence County. ZIP code 65712. Telephone area code: 417. 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.
