Dresden, Missouri Weather
Dresden, Missouri — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Dresden, Pettis County.
Full aviation weather for Dresden is published on the Sedalia Memorial Airport (KDMO) page, 15 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 Dresden 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 Dresden: Whiteman Air Force Base (KSZL) 19 km · Marshall Memorial Municipal Airport (KMHL) 40 km · Skyhaven Airport (KRCM) 41 km · Warsaw Municipal Airport (KRAW) 45 km · Higginsville Industrial Municipal Airport (KHIG) 46 km
Conditions reported at KDMO describe the airfield itself. Weather 15 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Dresden specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Dresden.
About Dresden, Missouri
Dresden rests on land that rolls with a quiet persistence, the broad, open sky of Pettis County a constant companion overhead. It lies 54.1 miles east-south-east of Blue Springs, MO (from Blue Springs, MO: bearing 110°T), and is situated 6.6 miles west-north-west of Sedalia. Fields of corn and soybeans stretch towards horizons softened by the haze of summer heat, their orderly rows a geometric counterpoint to the wilder, untamed grasses that fringe the ditches and stray along the less-traveled roads. The air here, especially in the long afternoons, carries the scent of sun-baked earth and distant hayfields, a subtle fragrance that clings to everything. Even the gentle slopes of the terrain seem to invite a slower pace, a mindful observation of the way light falls across the landscape, deepening shadows and illuminating the dust motes dancing in the stillness. The history of Dresden is tied to the fertile soil and the waterways that once promised easy passage. Though the days of steamboats on the nearby Missouri River are long past, the legacy of that era lingers, a whisper of connection to a wider world. Agriculture remains the bedrock of Dresden's economy, the land yielding its bounty season after season, a testament to generations of farmers who have worked this ground. Small businesses, like the local hardware store and the diner where conversations flow easily between neighbors, form the heart of its daily commerce, their unassuming presence a reflection of the town's grounded character. It is a place where time is measured not by ticking clocks, but by the turning of the seasons and the enduring cycles of the land.
Live animated radar for Dresden 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.
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| Location | Dresden, Pettis County, Missouri |
| Coordinates | 38.751126°N, 93.33493°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 65301, 65326 |
| Area Code | 573 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Dresden, Missouri Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Dresden, 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 Dresden includes coordinates 38.751126°N, 93.334930°W, situated in Pettis County. ZIP code 65301, 65326. 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. 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.
