Plattsburg, Missouri — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Plattsburg, Clinton County.
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Plattsburg sprawls across rolling terrain, where wide fields of corn and soybeans stretch to a horizon often softened by a hazy, humid air. It lies 22.1 miles north of Liberty, MO (from Liberty, MO: bearing 356°T), and is situated 6.4 miles west of Lathrop. The land here is generously formed, sloping gently enough to invite cultivation but with enough subtle rise and fall to give the landscape a quiet character, a sense of being shaped by patient forces rather than dramatic upheaval. Mature oak and maple trees, remnants of a wilder past, punctuate the fields and line the few country roads, their branches reaching out like benevolent arms. In the late afternoon, the sun, still potent but beginning its descent, casts long, languid shadows that stretch and deepen, painting the cultivated earth in hues of ochre and gold. The air itself carries the faint, sweet scent of ripening grain and the distant, earthy aroma of freshly turned soil. The story of Plattsburg is one rooted deeply in the fertile soil of northern Missouri, a place where agriculture has long been the lifeblood of its economy. Originally settled by pioneers drawn to the rich farmland, Plattsburg grew from a crossroads into a county seat, its early prosperity tied to the bounty of the land and the steady work of its people. While farming remains a central pillar, the character of Plattsburg has also been shaped by a more recent diversification, with small businesses and light industry contributing to its sustained, if unhurried, pulse. This is a place where the past is not a distant echo but a present hum, felt in the enduring structures of its older buildings and the ingrained traditions of its community, a place that holds its history close while facing the future with a quiet, practical resolve.
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| Location | Plattsburg, Clinton County, Missouri |
| Coordinates | 39.565555°N, 94.448006°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 64477 |
| 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 Plattsburg, 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 Plattsburg includes coordinates 39.565555°N, 94.448006°W, situated in Clinton County. ZIP code 64477. 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.