Chanute, Kansas Weather
Chanute, Kansas — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Chanute, Neosho County.
Full aviation weather for Chanute is published on the Chanute Martin Johnson Airport (KCNU) page, 3 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 Chanute 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 Chanute: Allen County Airport (KK88) 22 km · Neodesha Municipal Airport (K2K7) 32 km · Yates Center Municipal Airport (K3JA) 32 km · Fredonia Airport (K1K7) 35 km · Tri-City Airport (KPPF) 39 km
Conditions reported at KCNU describe the airfield itself. Weather 3 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Chanute specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Chanute.
About Chanute, Kansas
Chanute unfolds across the gentle, rolling terrain of southeastern Kansas, a place where the broad, open sky seems to lend a certain quiet grandeur to the everyday. It lies 66.1 miles north-west of Joplin, MO (from Joplin, MO: bearing 309°T), and is situated 9.1 miles south of Humboldt. The landscape here is a study in subtle textures, of fields that stretch and curve like the backs of sleeping beasts, their greens and golds shifting with the sun’s slow arc. The air itself often carries a scent of turned earth and distant rain, a clean, elemental perfume that speaks of the prairie’s enduring breath. Even as the town hums with its own quiet life, the horizon remains a constant, a vast expanse that invites the eye to wander and the spirit to expand. The history of Chanute is intrinsically linked to the rich veins of oil and gas that once pulsed beneath this land, an era that shaped its early growth and left behind a legacy of resilient industry. Later, the Santa Fe Railway established a significant presence here, its tracks a silver thread connecting this community to the wider world, fostering a spirit of commerce and travel. Today, while vestiges of its industrial past can be seen in the robust brick architecture and the enduring character of its people, Chanute’s economy has diversified, embracing agriculture and a growing manufacturing sector. The town holds a quiet pride in its heritage, a sense of rootedness that is palpable in the friendly greetings exchanged on sidewalks and the shared memories that bind its residents together.
Live animated radar for Chanute 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 | Chanute, Neosho County, Kansas |
| Coordinates | 37.679214°N, 95.457203°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 66720 |
| Area Code | 913 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Chanute, Kansas Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Chanute, 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 Chanute includes coordinates 37.679214°N, 95.457203°W, situated in Neosho County. ZIP code 66720. 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.
