Belle Plaine, Kansas Weather
Belle Plaine, Kansas — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery for Belle Plaine, Sumner County.
Full aviation weather for Belle Plaine is published on the Wellington Municipal Airport (KEGT) page, 12 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 Belle Plaine 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 Belle Plaine: Cook Airfield (KK50) 21 km · McConnell Air Force Base (KIAB) 25 km · Butler Airpark (K6KS) 26 km · Cessna Aircraft Field (KCEA) 28 km · Wichita Dwight D. Eisenhower National Airport (KICT) 31 km
Conditions reported at KEGT describe the airfield itself. Weather 12 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Belle Plaine specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
About Belle Plaine, Kansas
Belle Plaine rests in the vast, sun-kissed expanse of Sumner County, a place where the horizon unfurls in an endless sweep of amber and ochre. It lies 10.5 miles south of Derby, KS (from Derby, KS: bearing 184°T), and is situated 5.9 miles south-south-west of Mulvane. The land here is a testament to the prairie's enduring spirit, a gentle swell and dip that catches the wind and whispers through the tall grasses. Fields of wheat, when ripe, shimmer like a golden sea under the immense Kansas sky, their stalks bowing in unison as if in silent reverence. The air itself seems to hold a certain clarity, carrying the faint, sweet scent of ripening grain and the distant hum of agricultural machinery. Even the shadows cast by the scattered trees possess a profound depth, stretching long and elegant in the late afternoon light, painting the landscape with strokes of indigo and violet. The story of Belle Plaine is one of resilience, etched into the very soil by generations of farmers and pioneers. Its economy, deeply rooted in the agricultural heartland, thrives on the bounty of the surrounding fertile plains, with crops like wheat and corn forming the backbone of its prosperity. The echoes of its past are subtle, found not in grand monuments but in the enduring spirit of its people and the quiet dignity of its well-maintained structures. The town itself moves with a measured grace, a place where conversations are not rushed and where the changing seasons dictate the rhythm of daily life. Belle Plaine, with its open skies and the quiet strength of its people, embodies the enduring character of the Kansas prairie.
Live animated radar for Belle Plaine 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 | Belle Plaine, Sumner County, Kansas |
| Coordinates | 37.39391°N, 97.281155°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 67013 |
| Area Code | 785 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Belle Plaine, Kansas Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Belle Plaine, 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 Belle Plaine includes coordinates 37.393910°N, 97.281155°W, situated in Sumner County. ZIP code 67013. Telephone area code: 785. 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.
