Napoleon, Missouri — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Napoleon, Lafayette County.
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Napoleon rests in a landscape where the earth itself seems to breathe, a place of rolling Missouri farmland where the sky stretches vast and unburdened. It lies 13.8 miles north-east of Blue Springs, MO (from Blue Springs, MO: bearing 55°T), and is situated 9.3 miles north-north-east of Oak Grove. The land here is a study in gentle curves, a quilt of emerald and gold stitched by hedgerows and the occasional dark punctuation of a mature oak. The air, especially in the languid afternoons of late summer, carries the sweet, earthy scent of ripening corn and the fainter, musky perfume of the nearby Missouri River, a broad, purposeful artery that has shaped this country for millennia. Even the silence here is not empty, but filled with the hum of insects and the distant, contented lowing of cattle, a quiet symphony of rural life. The history of Napoleon is as deeply rooted as the ancient trees that shade its fields, a testament to the enduring spirit of those who first settled these fertile banks. For generations, the economy of Napoleon has been intrinsically tied to the bounty of the soil and the lifeblood of the river, with agriculture forming the backbone of its enduring prosperity. This is a place where the past is not a forgotten whisper but a living presence, evident in the sturdy, unpretentious architecture of its older buildings and the proud traditions of its farming families. While no grand monuments mark its past, the very character of Napoleon, its unhurried pace and the deep connection to the land, serves as a quiet monument to its heritage.
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| Location | Napoleon, Lafayette County, Missouri |
| Coordinates | 39.131397°N, 94.070779°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 64074 |
| 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 Napoleon, 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 Napoleon includes coordinates 39.131397°N, 94.070779°W, situated in Lafayette County. ZIP code 64074. 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.