Pocahontas, Missouri — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Pocahontas, Cape Girardeau County.
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Pocahontas lies in a landscape of subtle, rolling hills, where verdant fields of corn and soybeans stretch towards horizons softened by the humid Missouri air. It lies 15.0 miles north-north-west of Cape Girardeau, MO (from Cape Girardeau, MO: bearing 334°T), and is situated 8.3 miles north of Jackson. The land here is not dramatic, but it possesses a quiet resilience, its contours hinting at the ancient waterways that once shaped it. Patches of dense woodland, dark and cool even on the sunniest afternoons, break the cultivated expanse, their undergrowth a vibrant, tangled testament to the region’s fertile soil. The scent of damp earth and ripening grain often hangs in the air, a comforting, earthy perfume that speaks of the agricultural heart of this place. The story of Pocahontas is intimately tied to the fertile ground it occupies, its economy long sustained by the bounty of the land. While the echoes of early agricultural endeavors remain, the rhythm of life in Pocahontas has evolved, with a quiet industriousness now underpinning the daily routines. Small businesses, the lifeblood of such a locality, tend to thrive on a personal scale, fostering a sense of interconnectedness among residents. The nearby streams, though not grand rivers, have always been vital arteries, shaping the patterns of settlement and providing a constant, murmuring presence that has witnessed generations pass.
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| Location | Pocahontas, Cape Girardeau County, Missouri |
| Coordinates | 37.501161°N, 89.638986°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 63755, 63779 |
| 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 Pocahontas, 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 Pocahontas includes coordinates 37.501161°N, 89.638986°W, situated in Cape Girardeau County. ZIP code 63755, 63779. 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.