Riverside, Missouri Weather
Riverside, Missouri — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Riverside, Jefferson County.
Full aviation weather for Riverside is published on the St Louis Downtown Airport (KCPS) page, 37 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. 4 airfields within reach of Riverside 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 Riverside: Spirit of St Louis Airport (KSUS) 48 km · Creve Coeur Airport (K1H0) 50 km · St. Louis Lambert International Airport (KSTL) 51 km
Conditions reported at KCPS describe the airfield itself. Weather 37 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Riverside specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Riverside.
About Riverside, Missouri
Riverside unfolds along the winding curves of the Mississippi River, a landscape of gentle slopes giving way to broader bottomlands. It lies 13.3 miles south-south-west of Oakville, MO (from Oakville, MO: bearing 198°T), and is situated 4.6 miles north of Festus. The air here carries the damp, earthy scent of the river, a constant companion to the rustle of cottonwood leaves and the distant hum of barges. Oak and hickory trees, their branches heavy with the humidity of a Missouri summer, form a verdant canopy over the land, their roots anchoring themselves deep in the rich soil. Sunlight, when it breaks through the haze, paints the asphalt streets and weathered storefronts with a warm, golden hue, illuminating the quiet industry of a place that knows the steady pulse of river life. The history of Riverside is inextricably linked to the great waterway it borders, a passage that has shaped its economy and character for generations. Once a vital hub for steamboat traffic and the transport of goods, the river continues to define Riverside's local economy, with the echoes of its industrial past still resonating in the quiet hum of the port. Though the grand steamboats are largely gone, the spirit of commerce and connection remains, evident in the modest fishing boats bobbing at their moorings and the small businesses that cater to both locals and passing travelers. The land itself, fertile and forgiving, has long supported agriculture, and even today, the faint scent of turned earth can mingle with the river's breath, a reminder of the enduring connection between Riverside and the land that sustains it.
Live animated radar for Riverside 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 | Riverside, Jefferson County, Missouri |
| Coordinates | 38.286721°N, 90.38012°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 63829, 63070, 64150 |
| Area Code | 314, 816 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Riverside, Missouri Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Riverside, 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 Riverside includes coordinates 38.286721°N, 90.380120°W, situated in Jefferson County. ZIP code 63829, 63070, 64150. Telephone area code: 314, 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.
