Alta Vista, Kansas Weather
Alta Vista, Kansas — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Alta Vista, Wabaunsee County.
Full aviation weather for Alta Vista is published on the Council Grove Municipal Airport (K63) page, 22 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 Alta Vista 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 Alta Vista: Marshall Army Air Field (KFRI) 32 km · Herington Regional Airport (KHRU) 33 km · Manhattan Regional Airport (KMHK) 35 km · Freeman Field (K3JC) 37 km · Wamego Municipal Airport (K69K) 42 km
Conditions reported at K63 describe the airfield itself. Weather 22 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Alta Vista specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Alta Vista.
About Alta Vista, Kansas
Alta Vista rises from the rolling Flint Hills, a gentle swell of prairie land where the sky seems to stretch into an infinite, pale blue canvas. It lies 22.5 miles south-south-east of Manhattan, KS (from Manhattan, KS: bearing 169°T), and is situated 14.0 miles north of Council Grove. The landscape here is a study in subtle gradients, of fields that cup the horizon and roads that snake through them like pale ribbons. The air, especially in the long, languid afternoons of summer, carries a faint, dry scent of sun-baked earth and wild grasses, a perfume that clings to the very skin. Even in the quietest moments, a subtle hum persists, the distant murmur of wind moving through the tall stalks of corn and wheat, a constant, low-frequency song of the earth itself. The story of Alta Vista is a testament to the hardy spirit of those who first settled these plains, drawn by the promise of fertile ground and the vast, open possibility of the frontier. Founded in an era when railroads were the arteries of a growing nation, Alta Vista became a vital hub for the agricultural bounty of Wabaunsee County, its economy intrinsically tied to the cycles of planting and harvest. Farmers still bring their grain to local elevators, a tradition that anchors the town to its roots, and the quiet hum of tractors often punctuates the day. A distinctive character lingers, a blend of stoic resilience and a deep, unspoken understanding of the land's rhythms, a quiet dignity that is the true, enduring landmark of Alta Vista.
Live animated radar for Alta Vista 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 | Alta Vista, Wabaunsee County, Kansas |
| Coordinates | 38.863892°N, 96.489168°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 66834 |
| Area Code | 913 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Alta Vista, Kansas Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Alta Vista, 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 Alta Vista includes coordinates 38.863892°N, 96.489168°W, situated in Wabaunsee County. ZIP code 66834. 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.
