Oak Ridge, Missouri Weather
Oak Ridge, Missouri — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Oak Ridge, Vernon County.
Full aviation weather for Oak Ridge is published on the El Dorado Springs Memorial Airport (K87K) page, 13 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 Oak Ridge 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 Oak Ridge: Nevada Municipal Airport (KNVD) 14 km · Stockton Municipal Airport (KMO3) 37 km · Lamar Municipal Airport (KLLU) 44 km · Butler Memorial Airport (KBUM) 51 km · Fort Scott Municipal Airport (KFSK) 55 km
Conditions reported at K87K describe the airfield itself. Weather 13 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Oak Ridge specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Oak Ridge.
About Oak Ridge, Missouri
Oak Ridge unfolds across rolling hills, a landscape etched by the slow, persistent work of water over eons. It lies 57.2 miles north-north-east of Joplin, MO (from Joplin, MO: bearing 20°T), and is situated 7.1 miles west of El Dorado Springs. The land here breathes a quiet resilience, its contours softened by decades of cultivation and the patient growth of oaks that give the place its name. Fields of corn and soybeans, gilded in the late afternoon sun, stretch towards the horizon, punctuated by the darker green of wooded draws and the occasional glint of a farm pond. The air carries the scent of damp earth and ripening grain, a subtle perfume that clings to the skin long after the sun dips below the western ridge, painting the sky in hues of bruised plum and fading rose. The very quietude of Oak Ridge is a character in itself, a soft hush that settles over the land as day surrenders to the deepening twilight. The history of Oak Ridge is a story written in the soil and whispered by the wind, a narrative of hardy souls who found their living in this fertile ground. Generations have worked this land, their lives interwoven with the cycles of planting and harvest, the local economy still tethered to the bounty of agriculture. While large-scale industry has largely bypassed this corner of Vernon County, a strong sense of self-reliance and community endures, evident in the well-maintained farmsteads and the friendly nods exchanged on the county roads. The past echoes in the weathered barns and the sturdy, unpretentious homes, each one a small testament to the enduring spirit of those who have called Oak Ridge home.
Live animated radar for Oak Ridge 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 | Oak Ridge, Vernon County, Missouri |
| Coordinates | 37.859203°N, 94.148833°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 63877, 65625, 64744, 63755 |
| Area Code | 816 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Oak Ridge, Missouri Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Oak Ridge, 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 Oak Ridge includes coordinates 37.859203°N, 94.148833°W, situated in Vernon County. ZIP code 63877, 65625, 64744, 63755. 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.
