La Plata, Missouri Weather
La Plata, Missouri — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for La Plata, Macon County.
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About La Plata, Missouri
La Plata rests in the rolling hills of northern Missouri, where the land itself seems to sigh contentedly under the vast, open sky. It lies 57.6 miles west of Quincy, IL (from Quincy, IL: bearing 276°T), and is situated 12.8 miles south-south-east of Kirksville. The terrain here is a gentle, fertile sweep, the kind that invites contemplation and the slow turning of seasons. Fields of corn and soybeans stretch towards horizons softened by distance, their green hues deepening to emerald in the summer sun and turning to burnished gold as autumn approaches. Scattered farmsteads, their roofs often a weathered red or grey, punctuate the landscape, each a small testament to lives lived close to the soil. The air, especially in the early morning or late afternoon, carries a clean, earthy scent, a blend of sun-baked soil and the sweet perfume of ripening crops. The story of La Plata is one of quiet resilience and agricultural enterprise. Founded by settlers drawn to the rich prairie soil, its economy has long been tied to the bounty of the land. For generations, farming has been the lifeblood, with families working the same fields, their hands learning the rhythms of planting and harvest. While the larger world rushes by, life in La Plata moves at a pace dictated by the sun and the seasons, a steady, deliberate tempo. Occasionally, a grain elevator stands sentinel over the landscape, a reminder of the constant flow of produce that moves from these fields to the wider world. The quiet hum of tractors in the distance and the occasional train whistle are the dominant sounds, weaving a soundtrack to a life deeply rooted in the earth.
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| Location | La Plata, Macon County, Missouri |
| Coordinates | 40.023369°N, 92.491578°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 63549 |
| Area Code | 816 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This La Plata, Missouri Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for La Plata, 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 La Plata includes coordinates 40.023369°N, 92.491578°W, situated in Macon County. ZIP code 63549. 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.
