Elmdale, Kansas Weather
Elmdale, Kansas — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Elmdale, Chase County.
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About Elmdale, Kansas
Elmdale exists where the Flint Hills begin to soften, a place of rolling prairie that breathes under a sky so vast it can feel like a physical presence. It lies 56.1 miles south of Manhattan, KS (from Manhattan, KS: bearing 184°T), and is situated 5.5 miles west of Cottonwood Falls. The land here is a study in subtle greens and golds, broken by the occasional cluster of cottonwoods that offer a fleeting, dappled shade. The air, especially in the hush of late afternoon, carries a scent of sun-baked earth and wild grasses, a quiet perfume that clings to everything. The horizon is a constant conversation between the land and the sky, a place where clouds drift like slow, thoughtful ships. This corner of Chase County holds the quiet echoes of settlers who came seeking fortune in the rich soil, their hopes and labors now a part of the deep, dark earth. The economy of Elmdale has long been tied to the land, to cattle grazing on those very hills and the cultivation of crops that answer to the sun and rain. While the days here move at a pace dictated by the seasons rather than the clock, there’s a persistent hum of life, a resilience in the way the community endures, a subtle strength drawn from the very bedrock of the prairie.
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| Location | Elmdale, Chase County, Kansas |
| Coordinates | 38.373626°N, 96.644732°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 66850 |
| Area Code | 913 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Elmdale, Kansas Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Elmdale, 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 Elmdale includes coordinates 38.373626°N, 96.644732°W, situated in Chase County. ZIP code 66850. 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.
