Chicopee, Kansas Weather
Chicopee, Kansas — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Chicopee, Crawford County.
Full aviation weather for Chicopee is published on the Atkinson Municipal Airport (KPTS) page, 8 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 Chicopee 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 Chicopee: Joplin Regional Airport (KJLN) 34 km · Oswego Municipal Airport (K67) 36 km · Lamar Municipal Airport (KLLU) 40 km · Fort Scott Municipal Airport (KFSK) 46 km · Miami Municipal Airport (KMIO) 54 km
Conditions reported at KPTS describe the airfield itself. Weather 8 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Chicopee specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Chicopee.
About Chicopee, Kansas
Chicopee settles into a gentle, rolling landscape, a place where the sky feels vast and the earth breathes a slow, steady rhythm. It lies 24.1 miles north-north-west of Joplin, MO (from Joplin, MO: bearing 329°T), and is situated 2.8 miles south-west of Pittsburg. The terrain here, a subtle swell of prairie, is cut by shallow draws and dotted with modest stands of oak and hickory, their branches often heavy with the weight of a humid Kansas summer. Fields of wheat and corn stretch out like patchwork quilts under the immense blue, their colors shifting from emerald to gold as the seasons turn. The air itself carries a particular scent, a blend of sun-baked earth, mown hay, and the faint, sweet perfume of wild blossoms after a spring rain. Evenings here can be spectacular, as the sun bleeds across the horizon, painting the clouds in hues of apricot and rose before surrendering to a deep, star-dusted indigo. The history of Chicopee is etched not in grand monuments, but in the quiet persistence of its people and the fertile ground that has sustained them. For generations, this land has been shaped by agriculture, its economy tied to the bounty of the soil, with corn and soybeans forming the backbone of local livelihoods. The whispers of earlier days, when coal mining once offered a different kind of toil, can still be found in the names of forgotten seams and the enduring grit of the families who stayed. A notable characteristic of Chicopee is its enduring connection to the land, a palpable sense of rootedness that defines its character and the unhurried pace of life that prevails.
Live animated radar for Chicopee 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 | Chicopee, Crawford County, Kansas |
| Coordinates | 37.381996°N, 94.741905°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 66762 |
| Area Code | 913 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Chicopee, Kansas Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Chicopee, 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 Chicopee includes coordinates 37.381996°N, 94.741905°W, situated in Crawford County. ZIP code 66762. 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.
