Alma, Kansas Weather
Alma, Kansas — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery for Alma, Wabaunsee County.
Full aviation weather for Alma is published on the Wamego Municipal Airport (K69K) page, 20 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 Alma 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 Alma: Manhattan Regional Airport (KMHK) 36 km · Marshall Army Air Field (KFRI) 41 km · Council Grove Municipal Airport (K63) 45 km · Freeman Field (K3JC) 48 km · Topeka Regional Airport (KFOE) 55 km
Conditions reported at K69K describe the airfield itself. Weather 20 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Alma specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
About Alma, Kansas
Alma sits at the edge of the Flint Hills, where the land begins its long, slow rise toward the horizon, a vast expanse of prairie grasses rippling under an endless sky. It lies 19.0 miles south-east of Manhattan, KS (from Manhattan, KS: bearing 127°T), and is situated 12.8 miles south of Wamego. The terrain here is a study in subtle shifts, a landscape of rounded hills and shallow valleys that have been shaped by wind and water over millennia. The air, especially in the early morning, carries a clean, sharp scent of mown hay and the earthy perfume of damp soil, a fragrance that seems to deepen as the sun climbs higher. Even the buildings of Alma, mostly simple structures of brick and wood, seem to lean into this open country, their forms softened by the consistent, broad light. This is a place where the past is not a distant memory but a present hum, a quiet echo of the pioneer spirit that first settled these rolling plains. Alma’s economy has long been tied to the land, its fortunes often mirroring the cycles of agriculture and ranching that define the surrounding countryside. You can still see the legacy of those early days in the enduring strength of the local businesses, small enterprises that serve the needs of the people who live and work here. The history of Alma is written in the stoic resilience of its inhabitants, a people who understand the profound beauty and the inherent challenges of life on the prairie, a beauty that reveals itself in the quiet dignity of a sunset painting the western sky in hues of rose and gold.
Live animated radar for Alma 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.
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| Location | Alma, Wabaunsee County, Kansas |
| Coordinates | 39.016666°N, 96.289162°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 66401 |
| Area Code | 913 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Alma, Kansas Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Alma, Kansas, 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 Alma includes coordinates 39.016666°N, 96.289162°W, situated in Wabaunsee County. ZIP code 66401. Telephone area code: 913. 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.
