Rocky Comfort, Missouri — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Rocky Comfort, McDonald County.
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Rocky Comfort lies in a hollow where the Ozark foothills begin their gentle, persistent rise. It lies 20.9 miles north-north-east of Bella Vista, AR (from Bella Vista, AR: bearing 29°T), and is situated 9.7 miles west-north-west of Exeter. The land here is a restless quilt of timber and pasture, the trees a dense, dark green in summer, turning to rust and gold when the air takes on its crisp, autumn bite. Small creeks, mere whispers of water for much of the year, thread through the hollows, their banks often choked with wild blackberry brambles, their beds lined with the smooth, grey stones that speak of ages of patient erosion. The sky above Rocky Comfort often seems immense, a pale blue canvas stretched over the rolling terrain, and in the late afternoon, the sun bleeds a warm, honeyed light across the fields, catching the dust motes dancing in the still air. The history of Rocky Comfort is as intertwined with the land as the roots of the ancient oaks that dot the hillsides. Originally settled by families drawn to the promise of fertile soil and abundant timber, the local economy has long been tied to the land's bounty. Generations have coaxed corn and hay from the stubborn earth, and the faint scent of woodsmoke often hangs in the air, a lingering testament to the ongoing practice of logging and milling. While the grand pronouncements of history may have passed Rocky Comfort by, its distinct character is shaped by the quiet persistence of its people, their lives measured by the turning seasons and the enduring, if sometimes demanding, embrace of the Ozark landscape.
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| Location | Rocky Comfort, McDonald County, Missouri |
| Coordinates | 36.746457°N, 94.090486°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 64861 |
| Area Code | 816 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Rocky Comfort, 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 Rocky Comfort includes coordinates 36.746457°N, 94.090486°W, situated in McDonald County. ZIP code 64861. 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.