Eureka, Kansas Weather
Eureka, Kansas — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Eureka, Greenwood County.
Full aviation weather for Eureka is published on the Eureka Municipal Airport (K13K) page, 3 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. 5 airfields within reach of Eureka 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 Eureka: Captain Jack Thomas El Dorado Airport (KEQA) 47 km · Yates Center Municipal Airport (K3JA) 48 km · Fredonia Airport (K1K7) 48 km · Emporia Municipal Airport (KEMP) 57 km
Conditions reported at K13K describe the airfield itself. Weather 3 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Eureka specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Eureka.
About Eureka, Kansas
Eureka lies settled into the rolling prairie, where the Kansas sky stretches vast and pale, a canvas for clouds that drift like slow-moving thoughts. It lies 56.9 miles east-north-east of Derby, KS (from Derby, KS: bearing 70°T), and is situated 23.1 miles south-south-west of Madison. The land here is a study in subtle contours, broad shoulders of earth that hold the light differently with each passing hour, from the sharp clarity of morning to the honeyed glow of late afternoon. Fields of grain, gold and green depending on the season, ripple under the breeze, giving way to the darker, richer tones of pastureland where cattle graze with a quiet dignity. The Verdigris River, a ribbon of restless water, threads its way through the landscape, its banks lined with cottonwoods and willows, their leaves whispering secrets to the wind. The air itself carries a clean, earthy scent, a blend of sun-baked soil and distant wildflowers. The history of Eureka is etched not in grand monuments but in the enduring spirit of its people and the quiet persistence of its economy. For generations, agriculture has been the lifeblood, the cultivation of wheat and corn a tradition passed down through families, their lives measured by the planting and harvest. Oil and gas exploration also played a significant role in Eureka's past, leaving behind a legacy of wells and infrastructure that are now slowly being reclaimed by the land. The town’s main street, a collection of sturdy brick buildings, still echoes with the footsteps of merchants and farmers who built this place, their stories woven into the very fabric of everyday life. A distinctive charm resides in the unhurried pace of Eureka, where conversations linger and neighbors still know each other’s names.
Live animated radar for Eureka 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.
Source: NOAA/NESDIS GOES-East · Public domain · Auto-updates on page reload
| Location | Eureka, Greenwood County, Kansas |
| Coordinates | 37.823917°N, 96.28917°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 67045 |
| Area Code | 785 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Eureka, Kansas Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Eureka, 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 Eureka includes coordinates 37.823917°N, 96.289170°W, situated in Greenwood County. ZIP code 67045. 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.
