Ridgedale, Missouri Weather
Ridgedale, Missouri — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Ridgedale, Taney County.
Full aviation weather for Ridgedale is published on the Branson Airport (KBBG) 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. 5 airfields within reach of Ridgedale 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 Ridgedale: M. Graham Clark Downtown Airport (KPLK) 14 km · Branson West Airport (KFWB) 27 km · Boone County Airport (KHRO) 28 km · Carroll County Airport (K4M1) 38 km
Conditions reported at KBBG describe the airfield itself. Weather 4 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Ridgedale specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Ridgedale.
About Ridgedale, Missouri
Ridgedale slumbers in the Ozark foothills, where the land itself seems to sigh with a gentle, rolling grace. It lies 49.3 miles south of Springfield, MO (from Springfield, MO: bearing 175°T), and is situated 9.7 miles south of Branson. Here, the air carries the scent of pine needles warmed by the sun, a subtle perfume that mingles with the damp earth after a soft rain. The terrain rises and falls in a series of verdant ridges, often veiled in a hazy, blue-tinged light that softens the edges of the world, making the distant trees appear as if painted onto a canvas. Small clearings interrupt the dense woodlands, hinting at human presence with the occasional weathered barn or the glint of sunlight on a distant rooftop. The silence here is not an emptiness, but a fullness, punctuated by the rustle of unseen creatures in the undergrowth and the distant call of a bird. This corner of Taney County, Missouri, has long been shaped by the gifts of the land, primarily its agricultural bounty and the enduring allure of the Ozarks’ natural beauty. While agriculture, particularly cattle ranching and hay production, still forms a quiet backbone to the local economy, the ever-growing popularity of recreational tourism has become a significant draw. The proximity to the vast, shimmering expanse of Table Rock Lake means that Ridgedale often finds itself a gateway for those seeking the cool embrace of its waters or the thrill of its many outdoor pursuits. Echoes of past lives, perhaps of homesteaders who carved out their existence from these hills, can still be felt in the resilience of the landscape and the unhurried rhythm of life that persists here, a testament to the enduring spirit of place.
Live animated radar for Ridgedale 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 | Ridgedale, Taney County, Missouri |
| Coordinates | 36.503954°N, 93.223792°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 65739 |
| Area Code | 417 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Ridgedale, Missouri Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Ridgedale, 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 Ridgedale includes coordinates 36.503954°N, 93.223792°W, situated in Taney County. ZIP code 65739. 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. 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.
