Greenleaf, Kansas Weather
Greenleaf, Kansas — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Greenleaf, Washington County.
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About Greenleaf, Kansas
Greenleaf rests in a gentle cradle of rolling Kansas prairie, where the horizon stretches in an unbroken expanse under a sky that can shift from the palest robin's egg blue to the bruised purple of an approaching storm in mere hours. It lies 43.4 miles north-north-west of Manhattan, KS (from Manhattan, KS: bearing 330°T), and is situated 7.4 miles south-south-east of Washington. The land here, a rich loam, supports a patchwork quilt of cultivated fields – corn stalks that whisper secrets to the wind in summer, golden waves of wheat in late spring, and the stubble of harvested crops that leaves the soil exposed to the sun's persistent gaze. Small groves of cottonwoods and elms, defiant against the open country, offer dappled shade along the infrequent creeks, their leaves rustling with a sound that is the very breath of this place. The air itself carries the clean, earthy scent of turned soil and the distant sweetness of blooming wildflowers, a fragrance that deepens as the sun begins its slow descent, painting the western sky in hues of apricot and rose. The founding of Greenleaf, like many settlements in Washington County, Kansas, was driven by the promise of fertile land and the hopeful spirit of pioneers seeking a new beginning. Its economy, historically tied to the bounty of the earth, continues to revolve around agriculture, with grain elevators standing as stoic sentinels against the sky, hinting at the ceaseless cycle of planting and harvest. While the railroad once played a more prominent role, its tracks now lie quiet, a faded ribbon of memory across the landscape. Today, the character of Greenleaf is one of quiet resilience, a place where neighbors know each other's names and the rhythm of life is dictated less by the clock and more by the turning seasons and the needs of the land. Small businesses, like the local hardware store and a diner where coffee is always brewing, serve as the unassuming anchors of community life, fostering a sense of continuity in a world that often rushes too fast.
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| Location | Greenleaf, Washington County, Kansas |
| Coordinates | 39.728336°N, 96.976134°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 66943 |
| Area Code | 913 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Greenleaf, Kansas Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Greenleaf, 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 Greenleaf includes coordinates 39.728336°N, 96.976134°W, situated in Washington County. ZIP code 66943. 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.
