Elgin, Kansas Weather
Elgin, Kansas — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Elgin, Chautauqua County.
Full aviation weather for Elgin is published on the Bartlesville Municipal Airport (KBVO) page, 36 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. 3 airfields within reach of Elgin 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 Elgin: Pawhuska Municipal Airport (KH76) 39 km · Independence Municipal Airport (KIDP) 47 km
Conditions reported at KBVO describe the airfield itself. Weather 36 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Elgin specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Elgin.
About Elgin, Kansas
Elgin rests on a broad, gently rolling expanse of prairie, where the sky feels impossibly vast, a boundless canvas painted with the subtle shifts of sunlight and shadow. It lies 24.1 miles north-west of Bartlesville, OK (from Bartlesville, OK: bearing 317°T), and is situated 9.8 miles south-south-west of Sedan. The land here is a study in muted greens and ochres, broken only by the occasional cluster of cottonwood trees that stand sentinel along the dry creek beds, their leaves rustling like whispered secrets in the persistent breeze. The air itself carries a clean, dry scent, tinged with the earthy perfume of sun-baked soil and wild grasses, a fragrance that speaks of open spaces and a quiet, enduring resilience. The horizon stretches out, an unbroken line that promises endless possibilities, or perhaps just the quiet continuation of day into night, a rhythm dictated by the sun's slow arc across the heavens. The story of Elgin is one etched into the very character of this land, a narrative of pioneers who sought sustenance from its fertile ground. Agriculture remains the lifeblood of Elgin, with golden fields of wheat and corn stretching to the horizon, their bounty a testament to the hard work and dedication of generations. The local economy, though modest, is deeply rooted in the soil, a steady pulse that beats with the changing seasons. You can still feel the echoes of its founding, a sense of quiet determination that settled this place and continues to shape its identity, a spirit that finds beauty in the stark simplicity of the prairie and the enduring strength of its people.
Live animated radar for Elgin 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 | Elgin, Chautauqua County, Kansas |
| Coordinates | 37.004496°N, 96.276661°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 67361 |
| Area Code | 785 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Elgin, Kansas Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Elgin, 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 Elgin includes coordinates 37.004496°N, 96.276661°W, situated in Chautauqua County. ZIP code 67361. Telephone area code: 785. 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.
