Scott City, Missouri Weather
Scott City, Missouri — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Scott City, Scott County.
Full aviation weather for Scott City is published on the Cape Girardeau Regional Airport (KCGI) page, 4 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 Scott City 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 Scott City: Cairo Regional Airport (KCIR) 32 km · Sikeston Memorial Municipal Airport (KSIK) 36 km · Mississippi County Airport (KCHQ) 44 km
Conditions reported at KCGI describe the airfield itself. Weather 4 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Scott City specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Scott City.
About Scott City, Missouri
Scott City rises from the flat, fertile plains of southeastern Missouri, a place where the sky feels immense and the horizon stretches in unwavering lines. It lies 6.2 miles south of Cape Girardeau, MO (from Cape Girardeau, MO: bearing 183°T), and is situated 7.6 miles east-north-east of Chaffee. The land here is a deep, rich loam, the kind that yields generously to the plow and holds the memory of countless seasons. Fields of corn and soybeans stretch out like green and gold carpets, broken only by the occasional cluster of mature oak and maple trees that stand sentinel along drainage ditches or property lines. The air in Scott City carries the scent of damp earth after a summer shower, a mingled perfume of growing things and the distant hum of agricultural machinery. Evenings here can paint the western sky with hues of lavender and rose, a soft light that settles over the scattered farmsteads and the modest storefronts lining Main Street. The history of Scott City is deeply entwined with the Mississippi River, a powerful presence that has shaped its fortunes and its very character. Though the river itself has shifted its course over time, its influence remains, evident in the flat terrain and the rich alluvial soils that have sustained generations of farmers. The local economy, still largely agrarian, thrives on the bounty of the surrounding countryside, with crops like soybeans, corn, and cotton forming the backbone of its prosperity. In more recent decades, Scott City has also seen the growth of light industry and manufacturing, adding a layer of commercial activity to the enduring agricultural rhythm. This blend of old and new is palpable, a quiet testament to the resilience and adaptability of the people who call Scott City home, a place where the echoes of its past are carried on the breeze that sweeps across the wide, open fields.
Live animated radar for Scott City 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 | Scott City, Scott County, Missouri |
| Coordinates | 37.216718°N, 89.524534°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 63780 |
| Area Code | 816 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Scott City, Missouri Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Scott City, 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 Scott City includes coordinates 37.216718°N, 89.524534°W, situated in Scott County. ZIP code 63780. 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.
