Lake Lafayette, Missouri Weather
Lake Lafayette, Missouri — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Lake Lafayette, Lafayette County.
Full aviation weather for Lake Lafayette is published on the East Kansas City Airport (K3GV) page, 22 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. 6 airfields within reach of Lake Lafayette 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 Lake Lafayette: Skyhaven Airport (KRCM) 23 km · Higginsville Industrial Municipal Airport (KHIG) 29 km · Lee's Summit Municipal Airport (KLXT) 35 km · Whiteman Air Force Base (KSZL) 44 km · Lawrence Smith Memorial Airport (KLRY) 49 km
Conditions reported at K3GV describe the airfield itself. Weather 22 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Lake Lafayette specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Lake Lafayette.
About Lake Lafayette, Missouri
Lake Lafayette lies under a wide Missouri sky, its waters a placid mirror reflecting the changing moods of the heavens. It lies 17.4 miles east-south-east of Blue Springs, MO (from Blue Springs, MO: bearing 106°T), and is situated 9.4 miles east-south-east of Oak Grove. The land here rolls with a gentle persistence, a fertile canvas painted in shades of emerald and ochre through the seasons. Stands of oak and hickory, their branches reaching like ancient arms, fringe the shores, their leaves whispering secrets to the breeze. The air, particularly in the late afternoon, carries a faint, earthy sweetness, a promise of damp soil and ripening crops, a scent that clings to the very skin. The shoreline is a mosaic of soft grasses and weathered stones, where dragonflies, their wings iridescent in the sun, dart and hover in their tireless dance. The history of Lake Lafayette is as deeply rooted as the trees that guard its banks, a story etched in the agricultural heartland of Missouri. For generations, this region has drawn its sustenance from the generous soil, its economy long tied to the bounty of the fields – corn and soybeans standing as silent testaments to the enduring spirit of the farmer. While the pace of life in Lake Lafayette retains a certain unhurried grace, a palpable connection to the land persists. The lake itself, a beloved amenity, offers a quiet respite, a place where the simple pleasures of fishing and boating are cherished, a continuity of tradition against the ever-shifting currents of time.
Live animated radar for Lake Lafayette 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 | Lake Lafayette, Lafayette County, Missouri |
| Coordinates | 38.945842°N, 93.971333°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 64076 |
| Area Code | 816 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Lake Lafayette, Missouri Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Lake Lafayette, 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 Lake Lafayette includes coordinates 38.945842°N, 93.971333°W, situated in Lafayette County. ZIP code 64076. 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.
