Ellington, Missouri Weather
Ellington, Missouri — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Ellington, Reynolds County.
Full aviation weather for Ellington is published on the Piedmont Municipal Airport (KPYN) page, 26 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.
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.
Conditions reported at KPYN describe the airfield itself. Weather 26 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Ellington specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Ellington.
About Ellington, Missouri
Ellington lies at the edge of the Ozark foothills, where the land begins to roll more earnestly, a place where the sky seems to stretch wider than in the deeper hollows. It lies 79.9 miles west of Cape Girardeau, MO (from Cape Girardeau, MO: bearing 267°T), and is situated 16.2 miles west-north-west of Piedmont. The landscape here is a patient mosaic of dense woodlands, primarily oak and hickory, interspersed with open fields that hold the sun long into the afternoon. Creaking wooden fences, weathered by countless seasons, trace the boundaries of farms, their posts leaning with a quiet stoicism. The air carries a perpetually clean scent, a blend of damp earth after a spring rain and the dry, sun-baked dust of summer roads. Evenings here are marked by a deepening indigo sky, a canvas against which the first hesitant stars begin to prick through. The history of Ellington is etched into the very contours of the land, shaped by generations who sought sustenance from its fertile valleys and timbered slopes. Originally settled by hardy pioneers drawn to the promise of fertile soil and abundant natural resources, the area’s economy has long been tied to agriculture and timber. The gentle hum of farm machinery often provides the soundtrack to daily life, a steady counterpoint to the rustle of leaves in the breeze. While the logging industry has seen its ebbs and flows, the spirit of self-reliance and connection to the land remains a defining characteristic of Ellington, a quiet resilience that permeates its unhurried pace.
Live animated radar for Ellington 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 | Ellington, Reynolds County, Missouri |
| Coordinates | 37.241715°N, 90.968736°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 63638 |
| Area Code | 816 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Ellington, Missouri Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Ellington, 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 Ellington includes coordinates 37.241715°N, 90.968736°W, situated in Reynolds County. ZIP code 63638. 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.
