Licking, Missouri Weather
Licking, Missouri — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery for Licking, Texas County.
Full aviation weather for Licking is published on the Houston Memorial Airport (KM48) page, 21 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 Licking 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 Licking: Salem Memorial Airport (KK33) 26 km · Waynesville-St. Robert Regional Airport-Forney Field (KTBN) 37 km · Cabool Memorial Airport (KTVB) 46 km · Rolla Downtown Airport (K07) 49 km · Willow Springs Memorial Airport (K1H5) 57 km
Conditions reported at KM48 describe the airfield itself. Weather 21 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Licking specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
About Licking, Missouri
Licking, Missouri, unfolds across a landscape where the Ozark hills begin to soften their ruggedness, rolling into a terrain of verdant valleys and scattered woodlands. It lies 76.4 miles south-south-east of Jefferson City, MO (from Jefferson City, MO: bearing 167°T), and is situated 13.1 miles north-north-east of Houston. The air here often carries the scent of damp earth and pine, a balm after a summer rain, and the light at dusk, when it spills over the western ridges, paints the sky in hues of amber and rose that linger on the horizon. The terrain itself is a study in gentle slopes, punctuated by the occasional steeper rise, a place where the land seems to breathe with a quiet, enduring strength. Small creeks, like silver threads, stitch their way through the fields and forests, their waters glinting under the broad Missouri sky. The history of Licking is a testament to the resilience of those who settled this corner of the Ozarks, drawn by the promise of fertile land and the bounty of the surrounding forests. Timber was once the lifeblood of the region, the rhythmic thud of axes echoing through the hills, shaping the early economy. Today, agriculture continues to be a cornerstone, with cattle grazing on pastures that stretch towards the horizon and crops that draw sustenance from the rich, dark soil. The rhythm of life in Licking is one of steady persistence, a community that values hard work and neighborly connection, a place where the past is not forgotten but lives on in the enduring character of its people and the quiet beauty of its enduring landscape.
Live animated radar for Licking 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 | Licking, Texas County, Missouri |
| Coordinates | 37.499488°N, 91.857098°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 65542 |
| Area Code | 573 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Licking, Missouri Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Licking, 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 Licking includes coordinates 37.499488°N, 91.857098°W, situated in Texas County. ZIP code 65542. 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.
