Downing, Missouri Weather
Downing, Missouri — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Downing, Schuyler County.
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About Downing, Missouri
Downing breathes the quietude of northeastern Missouri, a place where the land rolls with the gentle persistence of a slow river. It lies 36.9 miles south of Ottumwa, IA (from Ottumwa, IA: bearing 177°T), and is situated 8.6 miles east-south-east of Lancaster. The terrain here is a study in subtle contours, a mosaic of cultivated fields and scattered woodlands that catch the afternoon sun in shifting patterns of gold and shadow. Creeks, often no more than a silver thread after a dry spell, meander through the hollows, feeding the larger waterways that shape the broader landscape. The air itself carries a certain stillness, broken only by the distant hum of a tractor or the call of a hawk circling high above, a silent sentinel over this unassuming stretch of country. The story of Downing is written in the soil and the quiet lives of its people, a narrative shaped by agriculture and the enduring spirit of rural Missouri. For generations, the land has yielded its bounty, supporting families through the cycles of planting and harvest, a testament to the grit and resilience of those who call this place home. While the precise details of its founding might be lost to the rustling of corn stalks, the echoes of a simpler time still linger, carried on the breeze that whispers through the open fields. Life in Downing unfolds at a pace dictated by the seasons and the needs of the land, a steady rhythm that has defined this locality for as long as anyone can remember.
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| Location | Downing, Schuyler County, Missouri |
| Coordinates | 40.487532°N, 92.369352°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 63536 |
| Area Code | 816 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Downing, Missouri Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Downing, 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 Downing includes coordinates 40.487532°N, 92.369352°W, situated in Schuyler County. ZIP code 63536. 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.
