Crystal Lakes, Missouri Weather
Crystal Lakes, Missouri — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Crystal Lakes, Ray County.
Full aviation weather for Crystal Lakes is published on the Midwest National Air Center Airport (KGPH) page, 11 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 Crystal Lakes 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 Crystal Lakes: East Kansas City Airport (K3GV) 38 km · Cameron Memorial Airport (KEZZ) 42 km · Charles B. Wheeler Downtown Airport (KMKC) 44 km · Kansas City International Airport (KMCI) 46 km · Triple R Airport (K0C1) 53 km
Conditions reported at KGPH describe the airfield itself. Weather 11 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Crystal Lakes specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
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.
Live animated radar for Crystal Lakes 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 | 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 | September 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, 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 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. 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.
