Risco, Missouri Weather
Risco, Missouri — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Risco, New Madrid County.
Full aviation weather for Risco is published on the Gideon Memorial Airport (KM85) page, 14 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 Risco 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 Risco: Malden Regional Airport (KMAW) 16 km · County Memorial Airport (KEIW) 20 km · Dexter Municipal Airport (KDXE) 27 km · Reelfoot Lake Airport (K0M2) 43 km · Caruthersville Memorial Airport (KM05) 45 km
Conditions reported at KM85 describe the airfield itself. Weather 14 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Risco specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Risco.
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.
Live animated radar for Risco 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 | 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 | September 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, 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 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. 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.
