Bates City, Missouri Weather
Bates City, Missouri — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Bates City, Lafayette County.
Full aviation weather for Bates City is published on the East Kansas City Airport (K3GV) page, 12 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. 3 airfields within reach of Bates City 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 Bates City: Midwest National Air Center Airport (KGPH) 42 km · Charles B. Wheeler Downtown Airport (KMKC) 47 km
Conditions reported at K3GV describe the airfield itself. Weather 12 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Bates City specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Bates City.
About Bates City, Missouri
Bates City slumbers in the rolling heartland, where the sky stretches wide and horizons beckon with a painter's palette of blues and golds. It lies 11.3 miles east of Blue Springs, MO (from Blue Springs, MO: bearing 94°T), and is situated 6.8 miles east of Grain Valley. The land here is a study in gentle slopes, a quilt of cultivated fields stitched with emerald pastures and the darker, richer hues of tilled earth. Mature oak and hickory trees, their branches gnarled with the wisdom of seasons, punctuate the landscape, offering dappled shade that dances on the winding country roads. The air, especially in the quiet hush of late afternoon, carries the faint, sweet scent of drying hay and the earthy perfume of damp soil, a comforting aroma that grounds the senses. Even the distant hum of a passing tractor seems to harmonize with the natural cadence of this place, a subtle music of rural life. The story of Bates City is one of agriculture and quiet perseverance, a legacy built on the fertile Missouri soil. For generations, this land has yielded its bounty, primarily corn and soybeans, feeding the nation and sustaining the families who call Bates City home. While the larger agricultural enterprises have grown, a strong sense of local community endures, a testament to the enduring spirit of its inhabitants. The occasional grain elevator, a silent sentinel against the vast sky, speaks to the ongoing importance of farming in the region's economy. It’s a place where the pace of life allows for neighborly chats on front porches and the simple pleasure of watching the sun dip below the western hills, painting the clouds in fiery streaks of orange and crimson.
Live animated radar for Bates City 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.
Source: NOAA/NESDIS GOES-East · Public domain · Auto-updates on page reload
| Location | Bates City, Lafayette County, Missouri |
| Coordinates | 39.006119°N, 94.072446°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 64011 |
| Area Code | 816 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Bates City, Missouri Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Bates City, 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 Bates City includes coordinates 39.006119°N, 94.072446°W, situated in Lafayette County. ZIP code 64011. 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.
