Ethel, Missouri Weather
Ethel, Missouri — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Ethel, Macon County.
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About Ethel, Missouri
Ethel rests in a landscape of rolling Missouri farmland, where the cultivated fields of corn and soybeans stretch out under vast, open skies. It lies 68.6 miles north-north-west of Columbia, MO (from Columbia, MO: bearing 342°T), and is situated 17.6 miles north-west of Macon. The land here is not dramatic, but possesses a quiet, persistent beauty, characterized by gentle slopes that rise and fall with a subtle grace. The air, especially in the late afternoon when the sun begins its descent, carries a clean, earthy scent, a blend of turned soil and the faint sweetness of ripening crops. Distant farmhouses, mere specks against the horizon, punctuate the verdant expanse, their silos standing like solitary sentinels. The roads that wind through this country are mostly gravel, kicking up a soft, pale dust that settles slowly, a testament to the unhurried pace of life in Ethel. The story of Ethel is one of agricultural tenacity and the enduring spirit of rural Missouri. Its economy has always been tethered to the fertile ground, the bounty of which has sustained generations. While the precise origins are a matter of local lore, its development reflects the broader patterns of westward expansion and the establishment of small farming communities across the Midwest. The local character is marked by a practical resilience, a quiet understanding forged by the cycles of planting and harvest. There are no grand monuments or bustling attractions; the true distinction of Ethel lies in its unadorned simplicity and the deep-rooted connection its inhabitants feel to the land they work and the sky that presides over it all.
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| Location | Ethel, Macon County, Missouri |
| Coordinates | 39.894752°N, 92.737972°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 63539 |
| Area Code | 816 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Ethel, Missouri Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Ethel, 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 Ethel includes coordinates 39.894752°N, 92.737972°W, situated in Macon County. ZIP code 63539. 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.
