Ethel, Missouri Weather
Ethel, Missouri — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Ethel, Macon County.
Full aviation weather for Ethel is published on the North Central Missouri Regional Airport (KMO8) page, 27 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. 4 airfields within reach of Ethel 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 Ethel: Kirksville Regional Airport (KIRK) 28 km · Macon Fowler Memorial Airport (KK89) 30 km · Omar N Bradley Airport (KMBY) 55 km
Conditions reported at KMO8 describe the airfield itself. Weather 27 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Ethel specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Ethel.
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.
Live animated radar for Ethel 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 | 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 | September 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, 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 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. 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.
