Centralia, Missouri Weather
Centralia, Missouri — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery for Centralia, Boone County.
Flight conditions near Centralia. Data source: locating…
About Centralia, Missouri
Centralia rests in a landscape shaped by the patient sculpting of water and wind across the rolling Missouri terrain. It lies 20.7 miles north-north-east of Columbia, MO (from Columbia, MO: bearing 30°T), and is situated 7.8 miles north-east of Hallsville. The land here is a gentle tapestry of fertile fields, where corn and soybeans stretch towards a horizon often softened by the haze of summer heat, or painted with the fiery hues of autumn. Mature oak and hickory trees, remnants of a wilder past, punctuate the cultivated expanses, their branches reaching like gnarled fingers towards a sky that can shift from the brilliant blue of a clear afternoon to the bruised purples and grays of an approaching thunderstorm. Even in the dry stillness of late summer, there's a palpable sense of life beneath the surface, a quiet resilience in the way the grass clings to the earth and the birds still call from the hedgerows. The story of Centralia is inextricably linked to the iron horse that once thundered through its heart, a lifeline that spurred its growth from a humble settlement into a bustling hub for agriculture and commerce. For decades, the rhythm of life in Centralia was dictated by the trains that carried the bounty of Boone County's rich soil to markets far and wide. While the tracks may no longer hum with the same ceaseless activity, the legacy of that industrious spirit endures in the town's character. The surrounding farms, still the lifeblood of the local economy, continue to yield their harvests, a testament to the enduring connection between people and the land. Even now, as the sun dips below the western fields, casting long shadows that lend a quiet dignity to the weathered buildings and manicured lawns, there’s a sense of continuity, a deep-rooted understanding of place that defines Centralia.
Live animated radar for Centralia 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 | Centralia, Boone County, Missouri |
| Coordinates | 39.210319°N, 92.137954°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 65240 |
| Area Code | 573 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Centralia, Missouri Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Centralia, 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 Centralia includes coordinates 39.210319°N, 92.137954°W, situated in Boone County. ZIP code 65240. 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.
