Denison, Kansas — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Denison, Jackson County.
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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.
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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 | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
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, 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 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. 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.