Geneseo, Kansas Weather
Geneseo, Kansas — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Geneseo, Rice County.
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About Geneseo, Kansas
Geneseo unfolds across a broad, gently rolling prairie, where the horizon seems to stretch into an infinite, luminous sky. It lies 33.8 miles north-north-west of Hutchinson, KS (from Hutchinson, KS: bearing 339°T), and is situated 12.1 miles north-north-east of Lyons. The land here, a rich, dark loam, slopes with a patient, unhurried grace towards the ephemeral whisper of Willow Creek, a ribbon of silver that, in wetter seasons, carves a more defined path through the landscape. The air, especially in the late afternoon when the sun begins its slow descent, carries a faint, dry scent of sun-baked earth and the distant promise of rain, a scent that clings to the sparse, wind-sculpted trees and the weathered wooden fences that delineate fields of ripening wheat. The character of Geneseo is etched in the quiet strength of this open country, a place where the land dictates the pace and the sky dominates the eye. The story of Geneseo is one of hardy pioneers drawn to the fertile prairie, their dreams of agriculture taking root in this expansive territory. Originally settled by those seeking opportunity in the vast American heartland, Geneseo’s economy has long been anchored in the bounty of the surrounding fields, with wheat and grain farming forming the backbone of its sustenance. While the railway once played a more prominent role, its echoes can still be felt in the layout of the town, a subtle reminder of earlier connections. Today, Geneseo retains a sense of its agricultural heritage, a quiet industriousness that continues to define its local character, a place where the rhythm of the seasons still dictates much of the daily life and the vast, open skies overhead offer a constant, silent testament to the enduring spirit of the plains.
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| Location | Geneseo, Rice County, Kansas |
| Coordinates | 38.516121°N, 98.156724°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 67444 |
| Area Code | 785 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Geneseo, Kansas Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Geneseo, 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 Geneseo includes coordinates 38.516121°N, 98.156724°W, situated in Rice County. ZIP code 67444. 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. 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.
