Frontenac, Kansas Weather
Frontenac, Kansas — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Frontenac, Crawford County.
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About Frontenac, Kansas
Frontenac lies on the gently rolling plains of Crawford County, a place where the sky seems to stretch in all directions, a vast canvas painted with the subtle hues of the Midwest. It lies 27.4 miles north-north-west of Joplin, MO (from Joplin, MO: bearing 339°T), and is situated 3.2 miles north-north-east of Pittsburg. The landscape here is a quiet testament to its agricultural roots, with fields of ripening corn and soybeans rippling like a green and gold sea under the expansive heavens. Scattered farmsteads punctuate the horizon, their silos standing like stoic sentinels against the ceaseless wind that whispers through the tall prairie grasses. The air, especially at dusk, carries a clean, earthy scent, a blend of sun-baked soil and distant woodsmoke, settling over Frontenac with a profound sense of peace. The story of Frontenac is deeply entwined with the rich coal seams that once defined this corner of Kansas, a legacy that still echoes in the land and in the resilient spirit of its people. For generations, mining was the lifeblood of this community, drawing families from far and wide and shaping its very character. Though the mines have long since fallen silent, the echoes of that industrious past remain, a quiet hum beneath the surface of everyday life. Today, the local economy has diversified, with agriculture continuing to play a vital role, but the memory of the pickaxe and the lamp is woven into the very identity of Frontenac, a reminder of the hard work and perseverance that built this place.
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| Location | Frontenac, Crawford County, Kansas |
| Coordinates | 37.455605°N, 94.689127°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 66763 |
| Area Code | 913 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Frontenac, Kansas Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Frontenac, 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 Frontenac includes coordinates 37.455605°N, 94.689127°W, situated in Crawford County. ZIP code 66763. 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.
