Oakwood, Missouri — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery for Oakwood, Clay County.
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Oakwood unfolds across gentle slopes, a place where the Kansas City sprawl begins to soften into rolling terrain. The land here, a rich, dark loam, suggests fertility, supporting a scattering of mature oak trees that give the locality its name, their broad crowns forming islands of deep green against the wide, often pale blue Missouri sky. Fields of corn and soybeans, geometric patterns of emerald and gold, stretch towards the horizon, punctuated by the occasional cluster of houses and barns, their roofs a cheerful mosaic of red and grey. The air, especially in the late afternoon, carries a faint, earthy perfume, a blend of cut grass and distant agricultural warmth, while the quiet hum of cicadas provides a constant, almost meditative soundtrack to the day. This corner of Clay County has long been a place of agricultural roots, its economy historically tethered to the bounty of the land, a legacy still visible in the careful cultivation of its fields. While the immediate surroundings have seen growth and development, the spirit of Oakwood retains a connection to its agrarian past, evident in the unpretentious homes and the unhurried pace of its residents. The nearby waterways, though not grand rivers, offer quiet pockets of natural beauty, their banks often fringed with willows and cottonwoods, providing a subtle counterpoint to the open expanse of farmland. It is a place where the subtle shifts of the seasons are keenly felt, from the crisp chill of autumn that paints the oak leaves in fiery hues to the languid warmth of summer that ripens the corn, each transition marking the enduring rhythm of life in Oakwood.
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| Location | Oakwood, Clay County, Missouri |
| Coordinates | 39.201947°N, 94.570233°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 63401, 64118 |
| Area Code | 314, 816 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Oakwood, 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 Oakwood includes coordinates 39.201947°N, 94.570233°W, situated in Clay County. ZIP code 63401, 64118. Telephone area code: 314, 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.