Denton, Kansas Weather
Denton, Kansas — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Denton, Doniphan County.
Full aviation weather for Denton is published on the Horton Municipal Airport (K91) page, 23 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 Denton 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 Denton: Hiawatha Municipal Airport (K87) 27 km · Rosecrans Memorial Airport (KSTJ) 31 km · Brenner Field (KFNB) 47 km · Sabetha Municipal Airport (K83) 47 km · Triple R Airport (K0C1) 50 km
Conditions reported at K91 describe the airfield itself. Weather 23 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Denton specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Denton.
About Denton, Kansas
Denton lies within the gently rolling terrain of Doniphan County, Kansas, where the land slopes with a quiet confidence toward the Missouri River. It lies 22.6 miles west of St. Joseph, MO (from St. Joseph, MO: bearing 264°T), and is situated 8.8 miles south of Highland. The fields here, a patchwork of cultivated greens and golds under a vast, open sky, speak of seasons turning and crops yielding. Old farmsteads, weathered by sun and wind, punctuate the landscape, their silos standing as silent sentinels against the horizon. In the air, a faint scent of turned earth and distant woodsmoke often lingers, a testament to the working nature of this place. The light at dusk here has a particular quality, a soft, diffused glow that seems to hold the day’s warmth long after the sun has dipped below the western ridges. The history of Denton is tied to the fertile soil and the promise of agricultural prosperity that drew settlers to this part of northeastern Kansas. Its economy, deeply rooted in farming, continues to revolve around the cultivation of corn, soybeans, and other staples, with the rhythm of planting and harvest dictating the pace of life. The presence of the Missouri River, though not directly bordering Denton, has historically influenced its development, facilitating trade and transportation in earlier times. While Denton may not boast grand monuments, its character is defined by the resilience of its people and the enduring connection to the land, a quiet strength that has sustained it through generations, a subtle hum beneath the broad Kansas sky.
Live animated radar for Denton 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 | Denton, Doniphan County, Kansas |
| Coordinates | 39.732777°N, 95.26942°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 66017 |
| Area Code | 913 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Denton, Kansas Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Denton, 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 Denton includes coordinates 39.732777°N, 95.269420°W, situated in Doniphan County. ZIP code 66017. 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.
