Formoso, Kansas Weather
Formoso, Kansas — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Formoso, Jewell County.
Full aviation weather for Formoso is published on the Mankato Airport (KTKO) page, 20 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 Formoso 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 Formoso: Belleville Municipal Airport (KRPB) 29 km · Superior Municipal Airport (K12K) 30 km · Moritz Memorial Airport (KK61) 36 km · Blosser Municipal Airport (KCNK) 39 km · Hebron Municipal Airport (KHJH) 54 km
Conditions reported at KTKO describe the airfield itself. Weather 20 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Formoso specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Formoso.
About Formoso, Kansas
Formoso rests on a broad, gently rolling expanse of Kansas prairie, a landscape defined by the patient artistry of wind and water shaping the rich, dark earth. It lies 59.5 miles south-south-east of Hastings, NE (from Hastings, NE: bearing 159°T), and is situated 19.3 miles west of Belleville. The sky here is a vast canvas, often a startling, luminous blue that deepens to an astonishing violet as dusk settles, painting the horizon with streaks of rose and gold. Fields of wheat and corn stretch to the very edge of vision, their amber and emerald hues shifting with the seasons, punctuated by the occasional cluster of cottonwood trees that cluster near the intermittent creeks, their leaves rustling like whispered secrets in the constant, soft breeze. The air itself carries a clean, dry scent, mingled with the subtle perfume of ripening grain and the distant, earthy aroma of tilled soil. This particular stretch of Jewell County, where Formoso makes its quiet home, was first settled by those drawn to the fertile soil, a legacy of agriculture that continues to define its economic heart. The land yielded generously, supporting generations of farmers whose lives were as deeply rooted as the crops they tended. While the railroad once passed through, its echoes now fade into the background hum of tractors and the quiet conversations of neighbors. The local economy, though modest, thrives on the steady, dependable yield of the land, a testament to the enduring spirit of the people who call Formoso home. One might find, on a still evening, the faint sound of a screen door slamming, a punctuation mark in the otherwise unbroken peace.
Live animated radar for Formoso 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 | Formoso, Jewell County, Kansas |
| Coordinates | 39.78001°N, 97.992267°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 66942 |
| Area Code | 913 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Formoso, Kansas Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Formoso, 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 Formoso includes coordinates 39.780010°N, 97.992267°W, situated in Jewell County. ZIP code 66942. 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.
