Rensselaer, Missouri Weather
Rensselaer, Missouri — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Rensselaer, Ralls County.
Full aviation weather for Rensselaer is published on the Hannibal Regional Airport (KHAE) 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. 5 airfields within reach of Rensselaer 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 Rensselaer: Rueter Airfield (K93M) 20 km · Quincy Regional Airport Baldwin Field (KUIN) 42 km · Bowling Green Municipal Airport (KH19) 44 km · Lewis County Regional Airport (K6M6) 52 km
Conditions reported at KHAE describe the airfield itself. Weather 10 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Rensselaer specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Rensselaer.
About Rensselaer, Missouri
Rensselaer lies where the land begins to settle into the broad embrace of the Mississippi River's influence, a place where the rolling Missouri hills give way to a gentler, more expansive terrain. It lies 19.7 miles south-south-west of Quincy, IL (from Quincy, IL: bearing 201°T), and is situated 8.6 miles south of Palmyra. The sky here feels immense, a vast canvas that stretches from horizon to horizon, often painted with the soft, dusty hues of late afternoon light. Fields, emerald in the spring and gold in the autumn, spread out like patchwork quilts stitched by generations of hands, their furrows speaking of honest labor and the quiet turning of seasons. The air carries the faint, earthy scent of turned soil and distant livestock, a perfume of the agricultural heartland. Occasional clusters of sturdy oak and maple trees punctuate the landscape, their leaves rustling with secrets whispered by the breeze. The story of Rensselaer is written in the land itself, a narrative of pioneers who sought fertile ground and the steady promise of a growing America. Its economy has long been tied to the bounty of the soil, with grain elevators standing as silent sentinels to the harvest, a testament to the enduring power of agriculture. The rhythm of life in Rensselaer is measured by the slow passage of tractors across the fields and the friendly greetings exchanged at the general store, a place where news travels on the wind as readily as gossip. Though not a bustling metropolis, Rensselaer holds a quiet dignity, its character shaped by the resilience and enduring spirit of the people who call it home.
Live animated radar for Rensselaer 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 | Rensselaer, Ralls County, Missouri |
| Coordinates | 39.6706°N, 91.5446°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 63401 |
| Area Code | 314 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Rensselaer, Missouri Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Rensselaer, 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 Rensselaer includes coordinates 39.670600°N, 91.544600°W, situated in Ralls County. ZIP code 63401. Telephone area code: 314. 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.
