Ludlow, Missouri — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Ludlow, Livingston County.
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Ludlow lies in a gentle cradle of rolling Missouri farmland, where the horizon stretches wide and the sky feels immense. It lies 47.6 miles north-east of Liberty, MO (from Liberty, MO: bearing 53°T), and is situated 6.9 miles north-east of Braymer. The land here is a quilt of cultivated fields, predominantly soybeans and corn, their green and gold hues shifting with the seasons and the angle of the sun. Scattered farmsteads, their roofs a patchwork of weathered metal and shingles, punctuate the landscape, each with its own sentinel of mature trees. Creeks, mere whispers of water in drier months, carve shallow, meandering paths through the terrain, their banks often lined with willows and sturdy oaks, their leaves rustling in the persistent breeze. The air, especially in the early morning and late afternoon, carries a clean, earthy scent, a blend of turned soil and growing things, a testament to the enduring agricultural spirit of this place. The history of Ludlow is deeply intertwined with the earth it sits upon. Once a bustling hub for coal mining, the legacy of that industry is now a quiet hum beneath the surface, a memory carried in the names of streets and the sturdy, often brick, architecture of its older buildings. The local economy, while no longer dominated by the pickaxe and the shaft, remains firmly rooted in agriculture, with farmers markets offering the bounty of the region’s rich soil. The pace of life in Ludlow is unhurried, a natural consequence of its rural setting, where neighbors know each other’s names and community events are a cherished tradition. A distinctive character emanates from its quiet streets, a sense of resilience and continuity, as the town continues to cultivate its present while honoring the industrious past that shaped it.
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| Location | Ludlow, Livingston County, Missouri |
| Coordinates | 39.655015°N, 93.702158°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 64656 |
| Area Code | 816 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Ludlow, 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 Ludlow includes coordinates 39.655015°N, 93.702158°W, situated in Livingston County. ZIP code 64656. 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.