Arcadia, Kansas Weather
Arcadia, Kansas — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Arcadia, Crawford County.
Full aviation weather for Arcadia is published on the Fort Scott Municipal Airport (KFSK) 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 Arcadia 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 Arcadia: Atkinson Municipal Airport (KPTS) 23 km · Lamar Municipal Airport (KLLU) 32 km · Nevada Municipal Airport (KNVD) 36 km · Joplin Regional Airport (KJLN) 56 km · El Dorado Springs Memorial Airport (K87K) 60 km
Conditions reported at KFSK describe the airfield itself. Weather 22 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Arcadia specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Arcadia.
About Arcadia, Kansas
Arcadia rests in a landscape that breathes the quiet tenacity of the prairie. It lies 39.0 miles north of Joplin, MO (from Joplin, MO: bearing 351°T), and is situated 8.0 miles north-north-east of Arma. Rolling hills, softened by decades of cultivation and wind, form a gentle backdrop to the open sky, a vast canvas where clouds drift like galleons on an azure sea. The air here, especially in the late afternoon, carries a faint, earthy scent, a mingling of dry grasses and distant, tilled fields, a testament to the enduring agricultural spirit of Crawford County. Creeks, sometimes little more than silver threads after a dry spell, meander through the terrain, their banks fringed with hardy trees that offer slivers of shade. The very light seems to have a different quality, a golden, diffused glow that softens edges and lends a contemplative mood to the afternoon. This stretch of Kansas land has seen its share of seasons, its history etched not in grand monuments but in the quiet persistence of its people and their connection to the earth. For generations, the economy of Arcadia and its environs has been tied to the soil, to the patient cultivation of crops that stand tall against the sun and the wind. While coal mining once played a significant role in the broader region, the enduring legacy here is one of farming and ranching, a testament to the fertile ground and the hard work it demands. The pace of life in Arcadia is measured, a gentle ebb and flow that mirrors the agricultural calendar, where community gatherings and neighborly support remain cornerstones of its character.
Live animated radar for Arcadia 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 | Arcadia, Crawford County, Kansas |
| Coordinates | 37.641989°N, 94.623848°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 66711 |
| Area Code | 913 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Arcadia, Kansas Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Arcadia, 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 Arcadia includes coordinates 37.641989°N, 94.623848°W, situated in Crawford County. ZIP code 66711. 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.
