Wardell, Missouri Weather
Wardell, Missouri — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Wardell, Pemiscot County.
Full aviation weather for Wardell is published on the Gideon Memorial Airport (KM85) page, 13 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 Wardell 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 Wardell: Caruthersville Memorial Airport (KM05) 24 km · County Memorial Airport (KEIW) 28 km · Steele Municipal Airport (KM12) 29 km · Malden Regional Airport (KMAW) 32 km · Reelfoot Lake Airport (K0M2) 44 km
Conditions reported at KM85 describe the airfield itself. Weather 13 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Wardell specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Wardell.
About Wardell, Missouri
Wardell rests in a broad, fertile expanse, where the sky seems to stretch endlessly, a canvas for the grand theater of weather. It lies 40.2 miles north-north-west of Lauderdale, TN (from Lauderdale, TN: bearing 348°T), and is situated 8.3 miles south-west of Portageville. The land here, a testament to the patient work of water and earth, lies flat and open, broken only by the gentle rise of cultivated fields and the occasional stand of cottonwood trees that stand sentinel along unseen boundaries. The air, particularly in the languid afternoons of summer, hangs thick and sweet with the scent of ripening crops, a perfume that clings to everything. Even the quietest moments in Wardell carry a sense of deep, grounded peace, as if the very soil exhales a slow, steady breath. This corner of Pemiscot County has long been shaped by the rhythm of agriculture, its fortunes tied to the bounty of the Mississippi Delta. The rich alluvial soil, a legacy of the great river that lies not far to the east, has nurtured generations of farmers, their lives a continuous dialogue with the seasons. For many, the economy of Wardell has been, and continues to be, a story of corn, soybeans, and cotton, crops that have defined the landscape and the livelihoods of its people. While the larger currents of industry may bypass this tranquil pocket, Wardell maintains its character through the enduring spirit of its inhabitants, a quiet resilience forged in the open fields and under the vast, watchful sky.
Live animated radar for Wardell 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.
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| Location | Wardell, Pemiscot County, Missouri |
| Coordinates | 36.351453°N, 89.817863°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 63879 |
| Area Code | 816 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Wardell, Missouri Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Wardell, 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 Wardell includes coordinates 36.351453°N, 89.817863°W, situated in Pemiscot County. ZIP code 63879. 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.
