Stanton, Missouri — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Stanton, Franklin County.
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Stanton rests in a landscape that speaks of patient earth, where rolling hills, softened by centuries of rain and sun, cradle the land in a gentle embrace. It lies 32.1 miles south-west of Wildwood, MO (from Wildwood, MO: bearing 229°T), and is situated 5.5 miles north-north-east of Sullivan. The Meramec River, a silver ribbon of constant motion, carves its way through the terrain, its banks often fringed with willows that trail their verdant fingers in the current. The air here, especially as the day begins to yield to evening, carries a subtle, earthy perfume, a blend of damp soil, pine needles, and the distant, sweet scent of ripening corn. Patches of dense woodland, a mosaic of oak and hickory, break the agricultural fields, their shadows lengthening and deepening as the sun dips lower, painting the sky with hues of bruised plum and molten gold. The history of Stanton is inextricably linked to the fertile soil and the life-giving river, a place where early settlers found sustenance and a quiet beauty to call home. For generations, the local economy has been shaped by the bounty of the land, with agriculture forming the backbone of its existence, a steady hum of tractors and the quiet rhythm of planting and harvest echoing through the seasons. While not a place of grand pronouncements or towering monuments, Stanton possesses a distinct character, a resilience born from its connection to nature and the enduring spirit of its people. Its proximity to the Ozark foothills imbues it with a sense of groundedness, a quiet pride in its heritage and a steady, unhurried pace of life that feels as natural as the flow of the Meramec itself.
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| Location | Stanton, Franklin County, Missouri |
| Coordinates | 38.274494°N, 91.105698°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 63079, 63080 |
| Area Code | 314 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Stanton, 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 Stanton includes coordinates 38.274494°N, 91.105698°W, situated in Franklin County. ZIP code 63079, 63080. Telephone area code: 314. 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.