Galena, Kansas Weather
Galena, Kansas — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Galena, Cherokee County.
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About Galena, Kansas
Galena sits low in the southeastern corner of Kansas, a place where the land itself seems to sigh with a quiet, settled permanence. It lies 7.0 miles west of Joplin, MO (from Joplin, MO: bearing 265°T), and is situated 8.1 miles south-south-west of Carl Junction. Rolling hills, softened by decades of cultivation and punctuated by stands of oak and hickory, cradle the town. The air here, especially in the late afternoon, carries the scent of damp earth and distant woodsmoke, a smell that clings to the faded paint of the houses and the weathered brick of the storefronts. Even the sky feels wider, an expansive canvas stretching out over the gently undulating terrain, often painted with the bruised purples and muted oranges of approaching twilight. This is a landscape that has seen its share of hard work, a place where the ground yields its bounty with a steady, unhurried persistence. The story of Galena is written in the very earth beneath its feet, a history deeply entwined with lead and zinc mining that once pulsed through its veins. The scars of that industry are still visible in the landscape, reminders of a boom and bust that shaped the character of the community. Local families, many with roots stretching back generations, recall tales of the mines and the men who worked them, a legacy that informs the quiet pride and resilience found here. While the mines are largely silent now, a different kind of enterprise has taken root, with agriculture and small businesses forming the backbone of the local economy. The Galena Museum, housed in a historic building, offers a tangible link to the past, preserving artifacts and stories that speak of a time when the town was a bustling hub of industry, a testament to the enduring spirit of its people.
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| Location | Galena, Cherokee County, Kansas |
| Coordinates | 37.075895°N, 94.639671°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 66739 |
| Area Code | 913 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Galena, Kansas Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Galena, 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 Galena includes coordinates 37.075895°N, 94.639671°W, situated in Cherokee County. ZIP code 66739. 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.
