Valles Mines, Missouri Weather
Valles Mines, Missouri — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Valles Mines, Jefferson County.
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About Valles Mines, Missouri
Valles Mines is a place where the Ozark foothills begin their gentle, rolling descent, a landscape etched by water and time. It lies 31.4 miles south-south-west of Oakville, MO (from Oakville, MO: bearing 200°T), and is situated 8.8 miles north-north-east of Bonne Terre. Here, the air carries the scent of damp earth and pine needles, especially after a summer rain, and the light at dusk often spills across the rolling terrain in hues of bruised plum and fading amber. The land itself is a study in contrasts: the rugged outcrops of limestone, remnants of ancient seabeds, give way to fertile pockets where small farms have long held their ground. Creeks, like the Big River, meander through the valleys, their waters reflecting the dense canopy of oak, hickory, and maple that cloaks the surrounding hills. The very character of Valles Mines is one of quiet resilience, a place that has weathered seasons and epochs with a stoic grace. The story of Valles Mines is deeply intertwined with the earth beneath its feet, a narrative of extraction and endurance. For generations, lead and zinc were the lifeblood of this locality, the mines shaping the very contours of the land and the lives of its people. The echoes of pickaxes and the rumble of ore carts have long since faded, but the legacy remains, visible in the scarred hillsides and the weathered remnants of mining structures. Today, the local economy has found new avenues, leaning into agriculture and small-scale manufacturing, but a deep respect for the land's bounty and the hard-won lessons of its past persists. Visitors might still find traces of that mining heritage, perhaps in the names of hollows or the quiet pride of those whose families have always called Valles Mines home, a place that continues to draw sustenance from the rich, mineral-laden soil.
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| Location | Valles Mines, Jefferson County, Missouri |
| Coordinates | 38.041997°N, 90.499848°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 63020, 63087 |
| Area Code | 314 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Valles Mines, Missouri Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Valles Mines, 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 Valles Mines includes coordinates 38.041997°N, 90.499848°W, situated in Jefferson County. ZIP code 63020, 63087. 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.
