Blue Rapids, Kansas Weather
Blue Rapids, Kansas — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Blue Rapids, Marshall County.
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About Blue Rapids, Kansas
Blue Rapids unfolds its story across the gentle, rolling terrain of northeastern Kansas, where the Big Blue River, a ribbon of cool, clear water, snakes its way through fertile plains. It lies 34.8 miles north of Manhattan, KS (from Manhattan, KS: bearing 352°T), and is situated 4.7 miles east of Waterville. The landscape here is a study in expansive horizons, the sky a boundless canvas that shifts from the pale, washed-out blues of midday to the fiery oranges and bruised purples of evening, painting the wheat fields and scattered farmsteads in hues of gold and shadow. A quiet stillness often settles over Blue Rapids, broken only by the distant hum of a tractor or the rustle of wind through the prairie grasses, imbuing the air with a palpable sense of peace. This place, Blue Rapids, carries the imprint of its agricultural heritage, with the rich soil yielding bountiful harvests of corn and soybeans, the very lifeblood of the local economy. Founded by settlers drawn to the river's promise, its history is woven into the sturdy brick of its older buildings and the enduring spirit of its people, many of whom trace their lineage back generations. The river itself, more than just a geographical feature, has always been central to life here, a source of sustenance and a quiet companion to the community's steady progress, a constant, murmuring presence beneath the vast, open sky.
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| Location | Blue Rapids, Marshall County, Kansas |
| Coordinates | 39.681945°N, 96.659739°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 66411 |
| Area Code | 913 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Blue Rapids, Kansas Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Blue Rapids, 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 Blue Rapids includes coordinates 39.681945°N, 96.659739°W, situated in Marshall County. ZIP code 66411. 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.
