Crystal Lakes, Missouri Weather
Crystal Lakes, Missouri — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Crystal Lakes, Ray County.
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Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Crystal Lakes.
About Crystal Lakes, Missouri
Crystal Lakes sprawls across a landscape shaped by the slow, patient work of water and time. It lies 14.5 miles east-north-east of Liberty, MO (from Liberty, MO: bearing 57°T), and is situated 9.2 miles east of Kearney. Rolling hills, softened by a verdant cloak of deciduous trees, give way to broad, open meadows where the Missouri sun, particularly in the late afternoon, casts long, golden shadows that stretch and distort the familiar contours of the land. The air here, especially after a rain, carries the damp, earthy scent of rich soil and the subtle, sweet perfume of wild honeysuckle that clings to fence lines and spills over forgotten stone walls. Ponds and smaller lakes, their surfaces often mirroring the vast, cloud-scudded sky, punctuate the terrain, their stillness broken only by the occasional plop of a frog or the silent glide of a dragonfly. The character of Crystal Lakes is deeply entwined with its agricultural past, a heritage evident in the sturdy barns and weathered silos that still dot the horizon, remnants of a time when family farms were the lifeblood of this place. While the economy has diversified, the echoes of that agrarian rhythm persist, influencing the unhurried pace of life and the strong sense of community that binds its residents. The fertile ground, nourished by the nearby Missouri River's alluvial plains, continues to yield abundant crops, a quiet testament to the enduring connection between the people and the land. Local traditions, often celebrated with community potlucks and county fairs, speak to a deep-seated pride in the region’s heritage, a heritage that, like the slow-moving waters of its namesake lakes, continues to shape the present.
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| Location | Crystal Lakes, Ray County, Missouri |
| Coordinates | 39.35945°N, 94.189944°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 64024 |
| Area Code | 816 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Crystal Lakes, Missouri Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Crystal Lakes, 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 Crystal Lakes includes coordinates 39.359450°N, 94.189944°W, situated in Ray County. ZIP code 64024. 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. 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.
