Strafford, Missouri Weather
Strafford, Missouri — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Strafford, Greene County.
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About Strafford, Missouri
Strafford, Missouri, unfurls itself across a landscape of gently rolling hills, where the rich, dark earth of the Ozark foothills gives way to a patchwork of verdant pastures and mature woodlands. It lies 10.6 miles east-north-east of Springfield, MO (from Springfield, MO: bearing 70°T), and is situated 8.2 miles south-south-east of Fair Grove. The air here carries the scent of damp soil after a summer shower, mingling with the distant, faint aroma of hay. Fields, often delineated by weathered barbed-wire fences that sag with the weight of years, stretch towards horizons softened by the hazy blue of the Missouri sky, a sky that can turn a dramatic, bruised purple at the approach of a thunderstorm. Scattered farmsteads, their white barns and red silos standing like stoic sentinels, dot the terrain, their presence a quiet testament to generations of cultivation. The land itself seems to hold a patient stillness, punctuated only by the occasional lowing of cattle or the rustle of wind through the oak and hickory leaves. Strafford's character is deeply rooted in its agricultural heritage, a legacy evident in the fields that have fed families and fueled local commerce for over a century. The economy, while diversified, still leans on the sturdy backbone of farming and agribusiness, with grain elevators and feed stores serving as quiet hubs of activity. History whispers from the old stone foundations of long-gone structures, remnants of earlier settlements that preceded the current iteration of Strafford. You can almost feel the passage of time in the way the sunlight slants across the worn wood of the general store, a place that continues to be a gathering point for neighbours, where conversations flow as readily as the nearby streams that carve their way through the land. This enduring connection to the soil and to each other defines the quiet, persistent spirit of Strafford.
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| Location | Strafford, Greene County, Missouri |
| Coordinates | 37.26838°N, 93.117126°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 65757 |
| Area Code | 417 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Strafford, Missouri Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Strafford, 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 Strafford includes coordinates 37.268380°N, 93.117126°W, situated in Greene County. ZIP code 65757. 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. 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.
