River Bend, Missouri Weather
River Bend, Missouri — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for River Bend, Jackson County.
Full aviation weather for River Bend is published on the Charles B. Wheeler Downtown Airport (KMKC) page, 18 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 River Bend 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 River Bend: Midwest National Air Center Airport (KGPH) 19 km · East Kansas City Airport (K3GV) 24 km · Kansas City International Airport (KMCI) 31 km · Triple R Airport (K0C1) 48 km · Sherman Army Air Field (KFLV) 49 km
Conditions reported at KMKC describe the airfield itself. Weather 18 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at River Bend specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for River Bend.
About River Bend, Missouri
River Bend emerges from the gentle, rolling Missouri landscape as a place defined by the sinuous embrace of its namesake waterway. It lies 4.8 miles south-south-east of Liberty, MO (from Liberty, MO: bearing 164°T), and is situated 6.2 miles north of Independence. The land here, a fertile loam, slopes with a soft grace towards the broad, brown expanse of the Missouri River, its waters a constant, murmuring presence. Fields, stitched together by hedgerows and the occasional cluster of mature oak and hickory trees, stretch towards the horizon, their verdant surfaces shifting with the seasons. Even in the stillness of a warm afternoon, the air carries a faint, earthy perfume, a blend of damp soil and sun-baked grasses, and a subtle, almost imperceptible hum of insect life, a quiet symphony of the living earth. This corner of Jackson County, River Bend, has long been shaped by the river's passage and the rich agricultural heritage it fostered. Early settlers recognized the land's bounty, establishing farms that continue to define the local economy, with corn and soybeans standing as prominent crops. The river itself served as a vital artery for commerce in bygone eras, a ghost of steamboats and barges that once plied its currents, leaving behind a subtle resonance of industry and human endeavor. While the pace of life has softened from those more boisterous times, the echoes of its past linger in the weathered barns and the enduring connection to the land, a quiet testament to the enduring spirit of River Bend.
Live animated radar for River Bend 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 | River Bend, Jackson County, Missouri |
| Coordinates | 39.178893°N, 94.39495°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 64058 |
| Area Code | 816 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This River Bend, Missouri Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for River Bend, 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 River Bend includes coordinates 39.178893°N, 94.394950°W, situated in Jackson County. ZIP code 64058. 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.
