Wardsville, Missouri Weather
Wardsville, Missouri — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Wardsville, Cole County.
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About Wardsville, Missouri
Wardsville rests in a landscape shaped by the gentle roll of Missouri's Osage Plains, where verdant fields stretch towards the horizon under a sky that often holds a painter's palette of soft blues and hushed grays. It lies 6.1 miles south of Jefferson City, MO (from Jefferson City, MO: bearing 180°T), and is situated 5.7 miles west-south-west of Taos. The terrain here is a subtle study in contour, not dramatic peaks but a yielding of the land into shallow valleys and softly rounded hills that guide the eye and the foot. Oak and hickory trees, their branches reaching with a patient grandeur, punctuate the open spaces, their leaves rustling in a constant, hushed conversation with the breeze. The air, particularly in the late afternoon, carries a faint, earthy perfume, a blend of cultivated soil and the wilder scents of the surrounding woodlands, a testament to the living breath of the countryside. The roots of Wardsville run deep into the agricultural heart of Cole County, a place where the land has long been the primary artisan of its economy. Generations of families have worked the soil, cultivating crops that feed the broader region and sustaining a way of life that values diligence and connection to the seasons. While the precise founding details are woven into the broader settlement patterns of central Missouri, Wardsville’s character is undeniably shaped by this agrarian legacy. Today, the local economy, though diversifying, still hums with the quiet industry of those who understand the earth’s bounty, with small businesses and agricultural enterprises forming the backbone of Wardsville’s distinctive rhythm.
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| Location | Wardsville, Cole County, Missouri |
| Coordinates | 38.488923°N, 92.174348°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 65101 |
| Area Code | 573 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Wardsville, Missouri Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Wardsville, 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 Wardsville includes coordinates 38.488923°N, 92.174348°W, situated in Cole County. ZIP code 65101. 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. 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.
