Thayer, Missouri Weather
Thayer, Missouri — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Thayer, Oregon County.
Full aviation weather for Thayer is published on the Thayer Memorial Airport (K42M) page, 3 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 Thayer 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 Thayer: Sharp County Regional Airport (KCVK) 29 km · Horseshoe Bend Airport (K6M2) 39 km · West Plains Regional Airport (KUNO) 51 km · Mountain View Airport (KMNF) 54 km · Melbourne Municipal John E Miller Field (K42A) 57 km
Conditions reported at K42M describe the airfield itself. Weather 3 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Thayer specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Thayer.
About Thayer, Missouri
Thayer rests at the edge of the Ozark Highlands, where the land begins its gentle, rolling descent towards the White River basin. It lies 66.2 miles north-west of Jonesboro, AR (from Jonesboro, AR: bearing 316°T), and is situated 2.0 miles north of Mammoth Spring. Here, the air often carries the faint, sweet scent of pine needles warmed by the sun, a constant companion to the verdant, wooded hills that frame the horizon. The landscape is a study in patient erosion, with limestone outcrops peeking through the dense foliage of oak and hickory, and narrow hollows that hold the cool, damp breath of shaded creek beds. The sky above Thayer can be an expansive canvas, particularly in the late afternoon, when the light softens, casting long, honeyed shadows that stretch across the fields and imbue the very air with a quiet, golden luminescence. The story of Thayer is deeply entwined with the arrival of the railroad, a iron artery that brought commerce and connection to this corner of the Ozarks. For many years, the timber industry was the lifeblood of Thayer, with sawmills humming and the rich forests yielding their bounty. Though the logging camps have largely faded into memory, a spirit of resilience and self-sufficiency remains, evident in the small businesses that line Main Street and the quiet hum of local agriculture. The nearby Spring River, though not directly within Thayer's immediate embrace, offers a refreshing counterpoint to the hills, a ribbon of cool water that has shaped the lives and livelihoods of those who have called this place home for generations.
Live animated radar for Thayer 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 | Thayer, Oregon County, Missouri |
| Coordinates | 36.524506°N, 91.538197°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 65791 |
| Area Code | 417 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Thayer, Missouri Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Thayer, 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 Thayer includes coordinates 36.524506°N, 91.538197°W, situated in Oregon County. ZIP code 65791. Telephone area code: 417. 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.
