Avondale, Missouri Weather
Avondale, Missouri — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery for Avondale, Clay County.
Full aviation weather for Avondale is published on the Charles B. Wheeler Downtown Airport (KMKC) page, 5 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 Avondale 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 Avondale: Kansas City International Airport (KMCI) 22 km · Midwest National Air Center Airport (KGPH) 28 km · East Kansas City Airport (K3GV) 32 km · Sherman Army Air Field (KFLV) 40 km · Triple R Airport (K0C1) 42 km
Conditions reported at KMKC describe the airfield itself. Weather 5 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Avondale specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
About Avondale, Missouri
Avondale lies as a quiet exhalation of Missouri earth, where the land itself seems to hold a gentle, rolling breath. It lies 3.5 miles south of Gladstone, MO (from Gladstone, MO: bearing 173°T), and is situated 4.1 miles north-north-east of Kansas City. Here, the broad, fertile plains give way to the subtler contours of the Missouri River's embrace, a landscape etched not with dramatic cliffs but with the patient artistry of water and time. The air, especially as the sun begins its descent, carries a faint, sweet scent of damp soil and distant mown hay, a perfume that settles over the fields and along the tree-lined avenues. The character of Avondale is one of understated resilience, a place where the sky feels vast and the horizon stretches with a promise of quiet continuity. The roots of Avondale are entwined with the agricultural bounty of this region, a heritage still evident in the neat rows of crops that define the surrounding countryside. For generations, the land has yielded its harvest, shaping a local economy that, while evolving, retains a deep respect for the earth's fertility. This particular locality, though not boasting grand monuments, possesses a quiet charm that speaks of a history lived at a human scale, where the rhythm of seasons dictates much of daily life. The subtle presence of the Missouri River, though not a dominant feature within Avondale itself, has always exerted an influence on the broader narrative of settlement and commerce in Clay County, a silent partner in the unfolding story of this place.
Live animated radar for Avondale 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 | Avondale, Clay County, Missouri |
| Coordinates | 39.15417°N, 94.546899°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 64117 |
| Area Code | 816 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Avondale, Missouri Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Avondale, 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 Avondale includes coordinates 39.154170°N, 94.546899°W, situated in Clay County. ZIP code 64117. 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.
