Denison, Kansas Weather
Denison, Kansas — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Denison, Jackson County.
Full aviation weather for Denison is published on the Horton Municipal Airport (K91) page, 33 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 Denison 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 Denison: Philip Billard Municipal Airport (KTOP) 36 km · Topeka Regional Airport (KFOE) 49 km · Hiawatha Municipal Airport (K87) 55 km · Lawrence Municipal Airport (KLWC) 55 km · Wamego Municipal Airport (K69K) 58 km
Conditions reported at K91 describe the airfield itself. Weather 33 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Denison specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Denison.
About Denison, Kansas
Denison lies a gentle swell on the Kansas prairie, where the land rolls in soft, green waves under a sky that seems impossibly vast. It lies 23.9 miles north of Topeka, KS (from Topeka, KS: bearing 6°T), and is situated 7.7 miles south-east of Holton. The air here, especially in the late afternoon, carries a faint, sweet scent of ripening corn and prairie grasses, a perfume that clings to the weathered clapboard houses and the sturdy oak trees that dot the landscape. The terrain, a mosaic of cultivated fields and wilder pastures, slopes subtly towards the meandering creeks that thread their way through the county, their banks lined with cottonwoods and willows that whisper secrets on the breeze. Even the shadows of the low clouds seem to move with a deliberate, unhurried grace across the fields, painting fleeting patterns on the earth. This place, Denison, has long been shaped by the bounty of the soil and the quiet persistence of its people. The local economy, deeply rooted in agriculture, still echoes the days when wheat and cattle were king, though now a broader range of crops and small businesses contribute to its livelihood. The history here isn't shouted from grand monuments but whispered in the names of families who have worked this land for generations, their stories woven into the very fabric of Denison's quiet existence. One can almost feel the echoes of past harvests and the steady hum of machinery that has sustained this corner of Jackson County, a testament to a resourceful spirit that continues to define its character.
Live animated radar for Denison 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 | Denison, Jackson County, Kansas |
| Coordinates | 39.391664°N, 95.628036°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 66419 |
| Area Code | 913 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Denison, Kansas Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Denison, 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 Denison includes coordinates 39.391664°N, 95.628036°W, situated in Jackson County. ZIP code 66419. 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.
