Ionia, Missouri Weather
Ionia, Missouri — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Ionia, Benton County.
Full aviation weather for Ionia is published on the Warsaw Municipal Airport (KRAW) page, 18 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. 5 airfields within reach of Ionia 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 Ionia: Sedalia Memorial Airport (KDMO) 26 km · Whiteman Air Force Base (KSZL) 32 km · Clinton Memorial Airport (KGLY) 35 km · Skyhaven Airport (KRCM) 52 km
Conditions reported at KRAW describe the airfield itself. Weather 18 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Ionia specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Ionia.
About Ionia, Missouri
Ionia unfolds with a quiet grace across the rolling Missouri landscape, where the earth itself seems to sigh in gentle swells. It lies 61.7 miles west-south-west of Columbia, MO (from Columbia, MO: bearing 240°T), and is situated 7.9 miles north of Lincoln. The land here is a mosaic of verdant fields, their chlorophyll-rich surfaces catching the sun’s golden embrace, bordered by stands of oak and hickory that whisper secrets on the breeze. The air, especially in the hushed moments before dawn, carries the clean scent of dew-kissed soil and the faint, earthy perfume of ripening corn. Small farmsteads, their weathered barns standing sentinel against the sky, dot the terrain, each a humble testament to the agricultural heart of this place. The sky above Ionia is a vast, cerulean dome, often punctuated by the slow drift of cotton-ball clouds, offering a profound sense of open space and a clarity that washes over the senses. The history of Ionia is etched not in grand monuments but in the enduring spirit of its people and the fertile ground that sustains them. This corner of Benton County, while not a bustling metropolis, has always drawn its vitality from the land, its economy historically rooted in agriculture, with cattle ranching and crop cultivation forming the bedrock of its sustenance. The nearby waters, though not a dramatic feature, offer a placid beauty, reflecting the changing moods of the sky and providing a quiet counterpoint to the industrious hum of rural life. Life in Ionia moves to a tempo dictated by the seasons and the needs of the earth, a gentle rhythm that has shaped its character for generations, fostering a sense of community where neighbors know and support one another, a quiet strength that defines this enduring settlement.
Live animated radar for Ionia 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.
Source: NOAA/NESDIS GOES-East · Public domain · Auto-updates on page reload
| Location | Ionia, Benton County, Missouri |
| Coordinates | 38.504186°N, 93.324096°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 65335 |
| Area Code | 573 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Ionia, Missouri Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Ionia, 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 Ionia includes coordinates 38.504186°N, 93.324096°W, situated in Benton County. ZIP code 65335. 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.
