Portageville, Missouri — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery for Portageville, New Madrid County.
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Portageville rests in the broad, fertile embrace of southeastern Missouri, where the land stretches out in vast, sun-kissed fields of green and gold, interrupted only by the deeper, richer hues of river bottoms and the occasional cluster of stoic oaks. It lies 37.6 miles west-north-west of Crockett, TN (from Crockett, TN: bearing 284°T), and is situated 13.3 miles west-north-west of Lake. The air here, especially in the humid swell of summer afternoons, carries the earthy scent of turned soil and ripening corn, a fragrance that clings to everything like a second skin. In the quiet mornings, the sky over Portageville can blush a tender rose, a gentle awakening that promises another day of slow, steady growth. The terrain itself is a testament to the patient hand of water and time, a landscape that feels both ancient and perpetually renewed, where the horizon seems to curve just enough to hold the sky close. This place in New Madrid County, once a vital crossing point for travelers and goods, remembers a history etched by the Mississippi River's capricious moods and the relentless spirit of those who settled its banks. The economy of Portageville has always been tethered to the land; agriculture, particularly the cultivation of soybeans and cotton, forms the bedrock of its livelihood, its bounty often channeled through the nearby waterways. A quiet strength emanates from Portageville, a resilience born of enduring floods and the constant labor of coaxing sustenance from the rich alluvial soil. The small businesses that dot its main thoroughfare hum with a familiar, unhurried energy, serving a community whose roots run deep into the very heart of this riverine landscape.
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| Location | Portageville, New Madrid County, Missouri |
| Coordinates | 36.425341°N, 89.699526°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 63873 |
| 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 Portageville, 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 Portageville includes coordinates 36.425341°N, 89.699526°W, situated in New Madrid County. ZIP code 63873. 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.