Platte City, Missouri Weather
Platte City, Missouri — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Platte City, Platte County.
Full aviation weather for Platte City is published on the Kansas City International Airport (KMCI) page, 10 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. 6 airfields within reach of Platte City 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 Platte City: Sherman Army Air Field (KFLV) 11 km · Triple R Airport (K0C1) 13 km · Charles B. Wheeler Downtown Airport (KMKC) 32 km · Midwest National Air Center Airport (KGPH) 41 km · Rosecrans Memorial Airport (KSTJ) 46 km
Conditions reported at KMCI describe the airfield itself. Weather 10 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Platte City specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Platte City.
About Platte City, Missouri
Platte City rises from the rolling Missouri landscape, a place where the sky feels vast and the air carries the scent of fertile earth. It lies 8.5 miles east-north-east of Leavenworth, KS (from Leavenworth, KS: bearing 61°T), and is situated 7.0 miles east-south-east of Weston. The terrain here is a gentle swell and dip, the land yielding to the patient work of agriculture, with broad fields of corn and soybeans stretching towards distant, tree-lined horizons. Even in the heart of Platte City, a quiet hum of activity persists, a steady pulse that resonates with the seasons. The light, particularly as it softens towards evening, casts a warm, golden hue across the weathered brick of older buildings and the well-tended lawns of suburban homes, creating a sense of enduring calm. The history of Platte City is deeply entwined with the fertile lands of Platte County, its economy long anchored by the bounty of its farms. Settlers, drawn by the rich soil and the proximity to vital waterways like the Missouri River, established a community that has grown and adapted while retaining its agricultural roots. While modern commerce has introduced new facets to Platte City, the legacy of its agrarian past is still palpable in the landscape and the character of its people. This enduring connection to the land, a quiet testament to generations of cultivation, imbues Platte City with a distinct, grounded spirit.
Live animated radar for Platte City 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 | Platte City, Platte County, Missouri |
| Coordinates | 39.370277°N, 94.782461°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 64079 |
| Area Code | 816 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Platte City, Missouri Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Platte City, 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 Platte City includes coordinates 39.370277°N, 94.782461°W, situated in Platte County. ZIP code 64079. 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.
