Lawson, MO Weather Forecast
Ray County, Missouri
Live radar, warnings and storm tracking for Lawson, with free alerts the moment it counts.
The next few hours
Taller, warmer bars mean heavier rain. Dotted means no reading for that hour.
Hour by hour
Sunrise and sunset
Next five days, scored 0 to 100The first day or two use the HRRR and NBM cloud layers. Later days only have total cloud, so treat them as a rough guide.
Know when sunset at this place will be worth a photo
We score every sunrise and sunset here from the cloud, haze and smoke forecast, and let you know when one is likely to light up. Sunrise the evening before, sunset a few hours ahead.
Seven-day outlook
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Lawson, MO at a glance
Lawson is home to about 2,526 people in Ray County, across 3 square miles. It ranks 209th by population of 211 places in Missouri with a forecast here. The nearest neighbour with its own forecast is Excelsior Springs, 7 miles away.
- County
- Ray County
- Population
- 2,526 2023 est.
- Land area
- 3 sq mi
- People per sq mi
- 853
- Forecast point
- 39.4330°N, 94.2203°W
How well can the network see Lawson?
The nearest Doppler radar is KEAX (Kansas City, MO), to the S. Its lowest scan passes about 2,900 ft above Lawson. Close enough to see rotation in the low part of a storm, where tornadoes form. Lawson is closer to its radar than 52% of US cities.
The closest weather station is KGPH (Mosby/Midwest Air Center). Representative on most days, though a thunderstorm can hit one and miss the other.
Forecasts near Lawson
- Excelsior Springs, MO7 mi
- Kearney, MO9 mi
- Liberty, MO17 mi
- Richmond, MO17 mi
- Smithville, MO19 mi
- Pleasant Valley, MO20 mi
- Buckner, MO21 mi
- Cameron, MO22 mi
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