Risco, Missouri Weather
Risco, Missouri — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Risco, New Madrid County.
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About Risco, Missouri
Risco, Missouri, lies in a quiet corner of New Madrid County where the land breathes a gentle, fertile exhale. It lies 46.6 miles west-north-west of Crockett, TN (from Crockett, TN: bearing 292°T), and is situated 8.3 miles east of Malden. The terrain is a subtle, rolling expanse, not dramatic, but possessing a deep, settled grace. Here, the sky feels vast, an endless canvas often brushed with soft, bruised clouds that promise rain, or ablaze with the fiery hues of sunset reflecting off the broad, slow-moving Mississippi River a short distance to the east. The air, especially in the mornings, carries the damp, earthy scent of rich soil, a palpable presence that speaks of seasons past and harvests yet to come. The character of Risco is one of quiet resilience, a place where the land dictates the pace and the inhabitants have learned to listen. The history of Risco is deeply entwined with the bounty and the challenges of the Mississippi River floodplain. For generations, agriculture has been the lifeblood of this locality, the fertile loess soils yielding abundant crops of soybeans and corn, a testament to the enduring partnership between farmer and earth. The river itself, a powerful artery of commerce and life, has shaped the very identity of the region, its occasional floods a reminder of nature's untamed power and its gentle currents a conduit for connection. While no grand monuments mark its past, the stories are held in the weathered barns and the quiet pride of those who call Risco home, their lives a continuation of the agricultural traditions that have sustained this place for so long.
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| Location | Risco, New Madrid County, Missouri |
| Coordinates | 36.553393°N, 89.817863°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 63874 |
| Area Code | 816 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Risco, Missouri Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Risco, 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 Risco includes coordinates 36.553393°N, 89.817863°W, situated in New Madrid County. ZIP code 63874. 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.
