Preston, Missouri Weather
Preston, Missouri — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Preston, Jasper County.
Full aviation weather for Preston is published on the Joplin Regional Airport (KJLN) page, 17 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 Preston 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 Preston: Lamar Municipal Airport (KLLU) 24 km · Atkinson Municipal Airport (KPTS) 36 km · Kingsley Airfield (KMO9) 41 km · Mount Vernon Municipal Airport (K2MO) 50 km · Neosho Hugh Robinson Airport (KEOS) 52 km
Conditions reported at KJLN describe the airfield itself. Weather 17 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Preston specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Preston.
About Preston, Missouri
Preston lies in a landscape of rolling hills, where the earth’s patient sculpting has created a gentle, undulating terrain. It lies 15.1 miles north-north-east of Joplin, MO (from Joplin, MO: bearing 27°T), and is situated 8.3 miles north-north-west of Carthage. The fields, a patchwork of amber grain and deep green pasture, stretch towards horizons softened by the hazy breath of Missouri summers. Here, the sky feels vast, an immense canvas that can shift from the steely grey of an approaching storm to the luminous gold of a setting sun, bathing the scattered farmsteads and wind-battered oaks in a fleeting, ethereal light. The air itself carries a subtle, earthy perfume, a blend of freshly turned soil and the sweet decay of fallen leaves, a constant reminder of the land's enduring fertility. This corner of Jasper County has a quiet history, its foundations laid by settlers drawn to the fertile ground and the promise of a life carved from the soil. For generations, the rhythm of Preston has been dictated by the seasons, by the planting and harvesting that sustain its economy. While large-scale industry has largely bypassed this locale, the spirit of self-reliance and community remains strong, evident in the well-tended properties and the friendly nods exchanged on the infrequent paved roads. The whispers of its past, of families who toiled and dreamed, seem to linger in the very air, a subtle resonance beneath the everyday hum of life.
Live animated radar for Preston 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.
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| Location | Preston, Jasper County, Missouri |
| Coordinates | 37.279222°N, 94.389116°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 64755, 65732 |
| Area Code | 816, 417 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Preston, Missouri Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Preston, 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 Preston includes coordinates 37.279222°N, 94.389116°W, situated in Jasper County. ZIP code 64755, 65732. Telephone area code: 816, 417. 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.
