Bagnell, Missouri Weather
Bagnell, Missouri — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Bagnell, Miller County.
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About Bagnell, Missouri
Bagnell sits at the edge of the Ozark Plateau, a place where the rolling hills, once cloaked in dense hardwood forests, now reveal themselves in softer, more rounded contours. It lies 33.5 miles south-west of Jefferson City, MO (from Jefferson City, MO: bearing 224°T), and is situated 5.4 miles north of Osage Beach. The air here, especially in the early morning or late afternoon, carries a damp, earthy scent, a blend of rich soil and the lingering breath of the nearby water. The terrain slopes gently towards the broad, dark expanse of the Lake of the Ozarks, its shoreline a jagged line of coves and inlets where sunlight, when it breaks through the humid haze, glints off the water like scattered coins. The houses, often simple and weathered, seem to cling to the slopes, their porches facing the water, the slow pace of life dictated by the ebb and flow of the lake and the languid arc of the sun. The story of Bagnell is inextricably linked to the dam that tamed the Osage River, creating the vast lake that defines this region. Before the dam, this was a place of scattered farms and small logging operations, the land yielding its bounty in a more traditional, hardscrabble way. The construction of the Bagnell Dam in the late 1920s and early 1930s was a seismic shift, bringing industry and a new kind of economy, one centered on recreation and tourism. The legacy of that transformation is visible in the marinas that dot the shoreline and the vacation homes that have sprung up like colorful mushrooms after a rain. The local economy, while still touched by agriculture, thrives on the steady stream of visitors drawn to the water, their presence a constant hum beneath the quiet rhythm of the permanent residents.
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| Location | Bagnell, Miller County, Missouri |
| Coordinates | 38.226699°N, 92.601574°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 65026 |
| Area Code | 573 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Bagnell, Missouri Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Bagnell, 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 Bagnell includes coordinates 38.226699°N, 92.601574°W, situated in Miller County. ZIP code 65026. Telephone area code: 573. 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.
