Cottonwood Falls, Kansas Weather
Cottonwood Falls, Kansas — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery for Cottonwood Falls, Chase County.
Full aviation weather for Cottonwood Falls is published on the Cottonwood Falls Airport (K9K0) page, 2 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. 4 airfields within reach of Cottonwood Falls 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 Cottonwood Falls: Emporia Municipal Airport (KEMP) 31 km · Council Grove Municipal Airport (K63) 34 km · Herington Regional Airport (KHRU) 43 km
Conditions reported at K9K0 describe the airfield itself. Weather 2 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Cottonwood Falls specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
About Cottonwood Falls, Kansas
Cottonwood Falls lies where the Flint Hills surrender to the broad, embracing sweep of the prairie, a place where the sky feels impossibly vast and the horizon a constant, gentle curve. It lies 56.1 miles south of Manhattan, KS (from Manhattan, KS: bearing 178°T), and is situated 19.7 miles west of Emporia. The landscape here is a study in subtle, rolling contours, a tapestry of tall grasses that sway like a living sea under the immense Kansas sun, broken by the occasional cluster of hardy trees that offer a dark, cool punctuation. The Cottonwood River, a ribbon of silver, winds its way through the heart of this openness, its banks often fringed with the very cottonwoods that give the settlement its name, their leaves rustling like whispered secrets on the prairie breeze. The air itself carries a clean, dry scent, a blend of sun-baked earth and wild blossoms, and in the late afternoon, the light softens to a honeyed gold, casting long, languid shadows that stretch and deepen across the land. The story of Cottonwood Falls is inextricably linked to the fertile valley of the Cottonwood River, a place that drew settlers seeking good land for farming and ranching. The historic Chase County Courthouse, a stately stone edifice, stands as a sentinel to the county's enduring agricultural roots, a testament to the hard work and foresight of those who first established this community. The local economy continues to be anchored by these traditions, with cattle ranches and grain farms defining the surrounding countryside, their products finding their way to markets far and wide. Beyond agriculture, a quiet entrepreneurial spirit thrives in Cottonwood Falls, with local businesses contributing to the town's character, fostering a sense of self-reliance and community pride. This is a place that remembers its past, where the echoes of pioneers mingle with the hum of modern life, creating a distinct rhythm that is both familiar and unique.
Live animated radar for Cottonwood Falls 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 | Cottonwood Falls, Chase County, Kansas |
| Coordinates | 38.372236°N, 96.542784°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 66845 |
| Area Code | 913 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Cottonwood Falls, Kansas Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Cottonwood Falls, 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 Cottonwood Falls includes coordinates 38.372236°N, 96.542784°W, situated in Chase County. ZIP code 66845. 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.
