Richdale, Missouri Weather
Richdale, Missouri — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Richdale, Phelps County.
Full aviation weather for Richdale is published on the Rolla Downtown Airport (K07) page, 4 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 Richdale 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 Richdale: Rolla National Airport (KVIH) 19 km · Waynesville-St. Robert Regional Airport-Forney Field (KTBN) 37 km · Cuba Municipal Airport (KUBX) 37 km · Salem Memorial Airport (KK33) 44 km · Richland Municipal Airport (KMO1) 52 km
Conditions reported at K07 describe the airfield itself. Weather 4 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Richdale specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Richdale.
About Richdale, Missouri
Richdale lies cradled in the Ozark foothills, a place where the land rolls with a quiet, steadfast grace. It lies 46.2 miles south-south-east of Jefferson City, MO (from Jefferson City, MO: bearing 156°T), and is situated 3.4 miles west-north-west of Rolla. The terrain here is a study in subtle contours, a mosaic of wooded ridges and hollows carved by time and water. Sunlight, when it breaks through the canopy of oak and hickory, falls in broad, slanted shafts, illuminating patches of wild violet and the rough, bark-skinned trunks of ancient trees. The air itself carries a damp, earthy scent, a constant reminder of the soil's fecundity, and in the early mornings, a fine mist often clings to the valleys, blurring the edges of the world into a soft, ethereal watercolor. The silence is profound, broken only by the rustle of leaves, the distant call of a crow, or the low hum of insects busy in the sun-drenched fields. The history of Richdale is as deeply rooted as the venerable trees that dot its landscape. This area, once part of a broader agricultural frontier, has seen generations of families cultivate its fertile, though sometimes stubborn, soil. The economy, historically tied to farming and timber, still echoes with the steady, honest labor of those who worked the land. While the larger industries have shifted, the spirit of self-reliance remains, evident in the small, independent businesses that dot the main thoroughfare and the quiet hum of activity at the local feed store. The landscape itself, a gentle undulation of hills and creek beds, speaks of a past shaped by the flow of water and the enduring strength of the earth, a testament to the enduring character of Richdale.
Live animated radar for Richdale 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 | Richdale, Phelps County, Missouri |
| Coordinates | 37.964253°N, 91.831833°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 65401, 65580 |
| Area Code | 573 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Richdale, Missouri Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Richdale, 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 Richdale includes coordinates 37.964253°N, 91.831833°W, situated in Phelps County. ZIP code 65401, 65580. 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.
