Zalma, Missouri Weather
Zalma, Missouri — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Zalma, Bollinger County.
Full aviation weather for Zalma is published on the Dexter Municipal Airport (KDXE) page, 43 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. 5 airfields within reach of Zalma 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 Zalma: Cape Girardeau Regional Airport (KCGI) 46 km · Poplar Bluff Municipal Airport (KPOF) 47 km · Sikeston Memorial Municipal Airport (KSIK) 53 km · Piedmont Municipal Airport (KPYN) 56 km
Conditions reported at KDXE describe the airfield itself. Weather 43 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Zalma specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Zalma.
About Zalma, Missouri
Zalma lies where the Ozark hills begin to soften their edges, surrendering to the patient, persistent work of water and time. It lies 32.7 miles west-south-west of Cape Girardeau, MO (from Cape Girardeau, MO: bearing 250°T), and is situated 9.5 miles west-north-west of Advance. The landscape here is a generous, rolling green, a quilt of fields stitched with the darker, more somber hues of oak and hickory forests. Streams, often no more than silver ribbons glinting through the trees, carve their way through the terrain, their banks softened by ferns and moss. The air, especially in the late afternoon, carries a damp, earthy scent, a perfume of decaying leaves and freshly turned soil that clings to everything. Small farms, their barns weathered to the color of aged denim, punctuate the hillsides, their silos standing like silent sentinels against the vast, indifferent sky. The very quietude of Zalma seems to hum with a low, steady energy, the pulse of a place deeply connected to the land. The story of Zalma is etched not in grand monuments, but in the quiet persistence of its people and the enduring strength of its natural resources. For generations, the economy of Zalma has been tied to the bounty of the surrounding hills and valleys, a lifeblood drawn from timber and agriculture. The clear waters that flow through the region, remnants of ancient rivers, once powered mills and sustained livelihoods, their gentle currents now a source of quiet beauty rather than industrial might. While Zalma may not boast of famous sons or daughters who strode onto the national stage, its character is defined by the resilience and resourcefulness of those who have called it home, a lineage of farmers, loggers, and artisans who understood the rhythms of the seasons and the demands of the earth. The distinctive texture of the land, a mosaic of cleared fields and dense woodland, whispers tales of a past shaped by hard work and a deep respect for nature's cycles.
Live animated radar for Zalma 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 | Zalma, Bollinger County, Missouri |
| Coordinates | 37.144774°N, 90.076212°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 63787 |
| Area Code | 816 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Zalma, Missouri Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Zalma, 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 Zalma includes coordinates 37.144774°N, 90.076212°W, situated in Bollinger County. ZIP code 63787. 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.
