Baldwin City, Kansas Weather
Baldwin City, Kansas — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery for Baldwin City, Douglas County.
Full aviation weather for Baldwin City is published on the Vinland Valley Aerodrome (K64) page, 7 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 Baldwin City 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 Baldwin City: Gardner Municipal Airport (K34) 20 km · Lawrence Municipal Airport (KLWC) 26 km · New Century AirCenter Airport (KIXD) 26 km · Ottawa Municipal Airport (KOWI) 27 km · Miami County Airport (KK81) 35 km
Conditions reported at K64 describe the airfield itself. Weather 7 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Baldwin City specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
About Baldwin City, Kansas
Baldwin City rests in the gentle, rolling terrain of eastern Kansas, where the vast prairie begins to soften into a more varied landscape. It lies 13.8 miles south of Lawrence, KS (from Lawrence, KS: bearing 169°T), and is situated 6.9 miles north-west of Wellsville. The sky here feels immense, a boundless canvas that at dusk often bleeds into hues of rose and lavender, casting a long, ethereal glow over the scattered farmsteads and verdant fields. The air itself carries the clean scent of sun-baked earth and the distant, sweet perfume of ripening crops, a subtle testament to the agricultural heart that beats beneath the surface. Roads, often bordered by sturdy, mature trees, wind their way through a mosaic of cultivated land and native grasses, leading to a quietude that settles deep in the bones of this place. The founding of Baldwin City is intrinsically linked to the educational aspirations of its early settlers, giving rise to Baker University, the oldest institution of higher learning in Kansas, which continues to imbue the town with an intellectual vibrancy. This legacy shapes the local economy, which, while rooted in agriculture, also benefits from the university's presence and the steady hum of small businesses catering to both students and long-time residents. History whispers from the well-preserved Victorian architecture that graces some of its older streets, a visual echo of a time when the railroad first brought progress and possibility to this prairie crossroads. The rhythm of life in Baldwin City is one of quiet industry and a deep connection to the land, a place where the passage of seasons dictates the pace of days.
Live animated radar for Baldwin City 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 | Baldwin City, Douglas County, Kansas |
| Coordinates | 38.775007°N, 95.18636°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 66006 |
| Area Code | 913 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Baldwin City, Kansas Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Baldwin City, 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 Baldwin City includes coordinates 38.775007°N, 95.186360°W, situated in Douglas County. ZIP code 66006. 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.
