Baxter Springs, Kansas Weather
Baxter Springs, Kansas — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Baxter Springs, Cherokee County.
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About Baxter Springs, Kansas
Baxter Springs rests at the confluence of two significant rivers, the Spring River and the Neosho River, its landscape a gentle meeting of fertile bottomlands and rolling prairie. It lies 12.9 miles west-south-west of Joplin, MO (from Joplin, MO: bearing 251°T), and is situated 6.4 miles south-west of Galena. The sky here is a vast, ever-present canvas, often a pale, luminous blue that deepens to bruised purples and fiery oranges at dusk, the air carrying the humid scent of sun-baked earth and distant thunderstorms. Ancient oak and elm trees, their limbs gnarled like old storytellers, line the waterways, their leaves rustling with a sound that seems to whisper secrets of generations. The terrain, softened by millennia of water and wind, offers a quiet resilience, a subtle yielding that has shaped the character of Baxter Springs and its people. This corner of Cherokee County carries the indelible marks of its past, a history deeply intertwined with the discovery of valuable mineral resources. The legacy of lead and zinc mining echoes in the very bones of the land, a reminder of the boom-and-bust cycles that once defined the local economy, drawing prospectors and laborers from far and wide. Remnants of this industrial heritage can still be glimpsed, adding a layer of rugged authenticity to the otherwise pastoral scenes. Today, the economy of Baxter Springs is more diversified, drawing strength from agriculture, manufacturing, and a growing appreciation for its historical significance, particularly its role along historic Route 66, a ribbon of asphalt that still beckons travelers with promises of simpler times and roadside Americana.
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| Location | Baxter Springs, Cherokee County, Kansas |
| Coordinates | 37.023676°N, 94.735504°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 66713 |
| Area Code | 913 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Baxter Springs, Kansas Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Baxter Springs, Kansas, including current conditions, a 24-hour hourly forecast, 7-day outlook, NWS extended text forecast, real-time aviation weather (live METAR and TAF reports from the nearest reporting airport, with a modeled estimate shown when no station is in range), precipitation radar and NOAA GOES-16 satellite imagery. 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 Baxter Springs includes coordinates 37.023676°N, 94.735504°W, situated in Cherokee County. ZIP code 66713. 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. Aviation data is sourced from aviationweather.gov (NOAA), with a modeled estimate used where no nearby reporting station is available. 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.
