Old Appleton, Missouri — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Old Appleton, Cape Girardeau County.
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Old Appleton rests in a fold of the southeastern Missouri landscape, where the rolling hills begin their gentle descent towards the Mississippi River. It lies 22.8 miles north-north-west of Cape Girardeau, MO (from Cape Girardeau, MO: bearing 332°T), and is situated 15.1 miles north of Jackson. The terrain here is a study in green and gold, a mosaic of cultivated fields and timbered bluffs that catch the sun in shifting patterns. Creeks, some wide and slow, others narrow and quick, thread their way through the valleys, their banks often fringed with the sturdy, dark green of cedar trees. The air, particularly in the early morning, carries the damp, earthy scent of well-turned soil and the fainter, sweeter perfume of ripening corn. This is a place where the sky feels vast, a broad canvas for the dramatic cloud formations that are common in this part of the country. The history of Old Appleton is bound to the rich agricultural heritage of this region, a place that has sustained generations through its fertile ground. Once a more bustling center, its economy today is woven into the fabric of farming and the quietude of rural life, with the nearby Mississippi offering a constant, subtle presence, a reminder of the broader currents of commerce and movement that have shaped this land. The scattering of homes and weathered barns that comprise Old Appleton speak of resilience, of a community that has weathered changes with a steady hand. It's a locality where the passage of time feels measured not by the tick of clocks, but by the turning of seasons and the enduring cycles of the land.
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| Location | Old Appleton, Cape Girardeau County, Missouri |
| Coordinates | 37.597273°N, 89.712878°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 63770 |
| 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 Old Appleton, 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 Old Appleton includes coordinates 37.597273°N, 89.712878°W, situated in Cape Girardeau County. ZIP code 63770. 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.