Carbondale, Kansas Weather
Carbondale, Kansas — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery for Carbondale, Osage County.
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About Carbondale, Kansas
Carbondale rests on a gentle swell of land where the Kansas prairie begins to hint at the rolling hills further east. It lies 15.9 miles south of Topeka, KS (from Topeka, KS: bearing 182°T), and is situated 9.1 miles south-east of Auburn. The sky here is an immense canvas, especially at dusk, when the light bleeds across the horizon in hues of rose and bruised plum, casting long shadows from the scattered farmsteads and the occasional cluster of mature oak trees. The air itself carries a clean, earthy scent, a mixture of sun-baked soil and the sweet perfume of summer grasses, an olfactory whisper of the fertile ground that defines this place. It’s a landscape of wide vistas and quietude, where the distant hum of a passing train or the lowing of cattle are the dominant sounds, punctuating the profound stillness. The story of Carbondale is deeply entwined with the earth it inhabits, its early prosperity once fueled by the rich veins of coal that lay beneath its surface, a history echoed in the very name it bears. Though the mines have long since fallen silent, the legacy of that industrious past still hums in the quiet resilience of its people. Today, the economy is tethered to the bounty of the surrounding farmland, where golden fields of wheat and corn stretch towards the horizon, their stalks rustling in the persistent Kansas breeze. The local character is one of quiet pragmatism, a deep-rooted connection to the land and a neighborly spirit that endures, much like the sturdy, weathered barns that dot the landscape, standing as silent witnesses to generations of life lived under this vast, open sky.
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| Location | Carbondale, Osage County, Kansas |
| Coordinates | 38.818616°N, 95.68915°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 66414 |
| Area Code | 913 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Carbondale, Kansas Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Carbondale, 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 Carbondale includes coordinates 38.818616°N, 95.689150°W, situated in Osage County. ZIP code 66414. 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.
