Fontana, Kansas Weather
Fontana, Kansas — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Fontana, Miami County.
Full aviation weather for Fontana is published on the Miami County Airport (KK81) page, 14 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 Fontana 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 Fontana: Garnett Municipal Airport (KK68) 37 km · Ottawa Municipal Airport (KOWI) 38 km · Gardner Municipal Airport (K34) 44 km · New Century AirCenter Airport (KIXD) 45 km · Butler Memorial Airport (KBUM) 46 km
Conditions reported at KK81 describe the airfield itself. Weather 14 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Fontana specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Fontana.
About Fontana, Kansas
Fontana rests in a quiet embrace of rolling prairie, where the land begins to gather itself for the gentle descent towards the Marais des Cygnes River. It lies 31.4 miles south-south-west of Belton, MO (from Belton, MO: bearing 212°T), and is situated 7.8 miles south-east of Osawatomie. The sky here is a vast canvas, often brushed with the soft hues of dawn and the fiery farewells of sunset, casting a warm, golden light that settles over the fields of corn and soybeans. Oak trees, ancient sentinels, dot the landscape, their sturdy branches reaching out like welcoming arms, and the air carries the clean scent of turned earth and distant wildflowers. The rhythm of Fontana is one of quiet persistence, a steady pulse beneath the wide Kansas sky. The history of Fontana is deeply entwined with the agricultural bounty of this region, a legacy born from the fertile soil that has sustained generations. Once a hub for the grain trade, the echo of those bustling days can still be felt in the weathered facades of older buildings, whispering tales of a time when the railroad was the lifeblood of commerce. Today, the economy continues to be rooted in farming, with local families tending the land that has shaped their lives and their community. The nearby Marais des Cygnes River, a ribbon of life winding through the landscape, offers a place for quiet contemplation and a reminder of the natural forces that have always played a significant role in Fontana's story.
Live animated radar for Fontana 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 | Fontana, Miami County, Kansas |
| Coordinates | 38.425851°N, 94.838295°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 66026 |
| Area Code | 913 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Fontana, Kansas Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Fontana, 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 Fontana includes coordinates 38.425851°N, 94.838295°W, situated in Miami County. ZIP code 66026. 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.
