Bendena, Kansas Weather
Bendena, Kansas — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Bendena, Doniphan County.
Full aviation weather for Bendena is published on the Rosecrans Memorial Airport (KSTJ) page, 23 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 Bendena 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 Bendena: Horton Municipal Airport (K91) 31 km · Hiawatha Municipal Airport (K87) 33 km · Triple R Airport (K0C1) 44 km · Sherman Army Air Field (KFLV) 47 km · Brenner Field (KFNB) 52 km
Conditions reported at KSTJ describe the airfield itself. Weather 23 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Bendena specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Bendena.
About Bendena, Kansas
Bendena rests in the embrace of rolling hills, a landscape etched by the slow, persistent work of water and wind. It lies 17.8 miles west of St. Joseph, MO (from St. Joseph, MO: bearing 264°T), and is situated 9.5 miles south-south-east of Highland. The land here, a rich loam, exhales the scent of freshly turned earth and ripening grain, a perfume carried on breezes that sweep across the wide, open sky. Farmsteads, their white-painted silos gleaming like sentinels against the vast blue, punctuate the verdant expanse, each a small kingdom unto itself. The Missouri River, a powerful, serpentine artery, flows not far to the east, its presence a constant, murmuring counterpoint to the quietude of the fields. In the soft, golden light of late afternoon, the very air seems to thicken, imbued with a palpable stillness that settles over Bendena like a comforting blanket. The character of Bendena is deeply intertwined with its agricultural heritage, a story of pioneers who coaxed sustenance from this fertile ground. For generations, the rhythm of life here has been dictated by the seasons, by the planting and harvesting of corn and soybeans, a bounty that has sustained families and shaped the local economy. While larger industries may pass it by, Bendena finds its strength in the steadfast dedication of its people to the land, a quiet pride in the crops that nourish and the community that endures. The scattered homes and quiet roads speak of a life lived at a considered pace, where neighbourly bonds are as vital as the rain that falls from the sky.
Live animated radar for Bendena 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 | Bendena, Doniphan County, Kansas |
| Coordinates | 39.741108°N, 95.179418°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 66008 |
| Area Code | 913 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Bendena, Kansas Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Bendena, 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 Bendena includes coordinates 39.741108°N, 95.179418°W, situated in Doniphan County. ZIP code 66008. 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.
