Holton, Kansas Weather
Holton, Kansas — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Holton, Jackson County.
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About Holton, Kansas
Holton rests on a gentle rise, its buildings catching the wide Kansas sky. It lies 29.0 miles north of Topeka, KS (from Topeka, KS: bearing 354°T), and is situated 17.5 miles south-west of Horton. The land here breathes a quiet expanse, fields of gold and green unfurling towards a horizon that seems to stretch forever, broken only by the dark, determined lines of windbreaks. The air, especially in the late afternoon, carries the scent of dry earth and ripening corn, a subtle sweetness that clings to the senses. Even the houses, with their sturdy porches and shaded yards, seem to lean into the open, accepting the vastness of the prairie. A lone hawk often circles overhead, a dark speck against the pale blue, its silent vigil a constant reminder of the wildness that still touches the edges of this place. The history of Holton is written in the enduring strength of its agricultural roots, a testament to generations who coaxed sustenance from this fertile ground. Founded in the mid-19th century, it grew with the railroad, a lifeline that brought goods and people, shaping its fortunes. Today, the local economy still leans on the bounty of the soil, with grain elevators standing as stoic sentinels to the harvest. But traces of its past linger in the weathered brick of older storefronts and the quiet hum of machinery from workshops that mend and maintain. There are no grand monuments here, only the enduring character of a place built by hard work and a deep connection to the land, a character that persists even as the world outside changes with relentless speed.
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| Location | Holton, Jackson County, Kansas |
| Coordinates | 39.465272°N, 95.736372°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 66436 |
| Area Code | 913 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Holton, Kansas Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Holton, 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 Holton includes coordinates 39.465272°N, 95.736372°W, situated in Jackson County. ZIP code 66436. 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.
