Smithville, Missouri Weather
Smithville, Missouri — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Smithville, Clay County.
Full aviation weather for Smithville is published on the Kansas City International Airport (KMCI) page, 15 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 Smithville 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 Smithville: Triple R Airport (K0C1) 20 km · Midwest National Air Center Airport (KGPH) 24 km · Sherman Army Air Field (KFLV) 29 km · Charles B. Wheeler Downtown Airport (KMKC) 29 km · Cameron Memorial Airport (KEZZ) 46 km
Conditions reported at KMCI describe the airfield itself. Weather 15 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Smithville specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Smithville.
About Smithville, Missouri
Smithville rests in a gently rolling landscape, a terrain sculpted by ancient glaciers and patiently weathered by seasons of sun and rain. It lies 12.7 miles north of Gladstone, MO (from Gladstone, MO: bearing 354°T), and is situated 6.9 miles north-east of Ferrelview. The land here, a rich, dark loam, yields readily to the plow, its verdant expanse punctuated by stands of mature oak and maple, their leaves rustling with a sound like whispered secrets. The sky above Smithville often stretches wide and pale, a canvas for drifting clouds that cast fleeting shadows across the fields, and in the hushed moments of early evening, a soft, golden light imbues the very air with a tranquil, almost palpable warmth. The presence of water is felt not as a roaring torrent but as a more intimate murmur, with the nearby streams and ponds reflecting the boundless sky and the hushed greens of the surrounding countryside. The history of Smithville is deeply interwoven with the agricultural bounty of Clay County, a legacy that continues to define its character and economy. For generations, the fertile soil has supported hardworking families, their lives tied to the cycles of planting and harvest, a rhythm that still pulses beneath the surface of everyday life. While the immediate landscape speaks of bucolic tranquility, the echoes of past endeavors, from the quiet industry of farming to the broader sweep of regional development, are present in the very bones of Smithville. Its distinctive character lies in this blend of enduring agricultural roots and the steady, unpretentious unfolding of contemporary life, a place where the past is a quiet companion to the present, shaping the unhurried feel of its days.
Live animated radar for Smithville 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 | Smithville, Clay County, Missouri |
| Coordinates | 39.386944°N, 94.581066°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 64089 |
| Area Code | 816 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Smithville, Missouri Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Smithville, 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 Smithville includes coordinates 39.386944°N, 94.581066°W, situated in Clay County. ZIP code 64089. 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.
