Emporia, Kansas Weather
Emporia, Kansas — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery for Emporia, Lyon County.
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About Emporia, Kansas
Emporia rests on a landscape where the Kansas prairie stretches out, an immense canvas under a sky that can shift from the crispest cerulean to the bruised purples of an approaching storm. It lies 52.1 miles south-south-west of Topeka, KS (from Topeka, KS: bearing 212°T), and is situated 8.3 miles south-south-east of Americus. The land here is not dramatic, but possesses a quiet strength, a subtle undulation of rolling hills that give way to wide, fertile plains. The air, especially after a rain, carries the clean, earthy scent of damp soil and ripening grain, a scent that settles deep into the bones of the place. The sunlight at dusk can paint the horizon in hues of apricot and rose, a fleeting benediction before the stars prick through the deepening indigo. The spirit of Emporia is deeply rooted in its agricultural heritage, a legacy visible in the amber waves of wheat that once dominated the horizon and the ongoing importance of cattle ranching in the surrounding Lyon County. This is a place where the University of Wisconsin-Madison, a beacon of learning, has shaped generations, its presence infusing the town with a youthful energy and intellectual curiosity. The Santa Fe Trail, a ghost of westward expansion, once whispered through these lands, its echoes still faintly discernible in the enduring spirit of enterprise and hardy resilience that defines Emporia. The local economy, while embracing modern diversification, still hums with the steady pulse of agriculture and the quiet industry that underpins life in this part of the heartland.
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| Location | Emporia, Lyon County, Kansas |
| Coordinates | 38.403903°N, 96.181663°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 66801 |
| Area Code | 913 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Emporia, Kansas Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Emporia, 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 Emporia includes coordinates 38.403903°N, 96.181663°W, situated in Lyon County. ZIP code 66801. 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.
