Lockwood, Missouri Weather
Lockwood, Missouri — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Lockwood, Dade County.
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About Lockwood, Missouri
Lockwood unfolds across a landscape shaped by the gentle, rolling hills of western Missouri, where cultivated fields of corn and soybeans stretch to horizons punctuated by scattered stands of oak and hickory. It lies 37.2 miles north-east of Joplin, MO (from Joplin, MO: bearing 56°T), and is situated 6.5 miles west-south-west of Greenfield. The air here, especially in the quiet hours before dawn, carries the clean scent of damp earth and the faint, sweet perfume of wild clover. Sunlight, when it breaks through the often-clear skies, falls in broad, golden swathes across the terrain, illuminating the rich, dark soil that has sustained generations. The few scattered farmhouses, with their weathered barns and silos, seem to emerge organically from the land, their structures a quiet testament to a life lived in close communion with the seasons. The history of Lockwood is deeply entwined with the agricultural rhythms of Dade County, its economy long anchored by the bounty of its fertile farmland. For years, the processing and marketing of livestock, particularly cattle and hogs, formed the backbone of its commerce, a tradition that still echoes in the lives of many residents. The railroad, a vital artery in its early days, brought prosperity and connection, though its diminished presence now lends a certain stillness to the town's central thoroughfares. Yet, this quietude is not emptiness; it is the calm of a place where time moves at a pace that allows for neighborly conversation and the appreciation of small, enduring beauties, like the vibrant splash of wildflowers that bloom along the roadside ditches in late spring.
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| Location | Lockwood, Dade County, Missouri |
| Coordinates | 37.385604°N, 93.95327°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 65682 |
| Area Code | 417 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Lockwood, Missouri Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Lockwood, 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 Lockwood includes coordinates 37.385604°N, 93.953270°W, situated in Dade County. ZIP code 65682. Telephone area code: 417. 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.
