Horton, Kansas — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Horton, Brown County.
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Horton rests upon a broad, gently rolling canvas of northeastern Kansas, where the sky feels vast and the land stretches out in generous, sun-drenched sweeps. It lies 36.9 miles west-south-west of St. Joseph, MO (from St. Joseph, MO: bearing 259°T), and is situated 17.5 miles north-east of Holton. Fields of grain, golden or emerald depending on the season, ripple like a living sea under the wide prairie sky, punctuated by the dark, sturdy silhouettes of scattered farmsteads and the distant, hazy shimmer of heat rising from the pavement. The air here carries the clean, earthy scent of turned soil and ripening corn, a fragrance that deepens as the sun begins its slow descent, painting the western horizon in hues of rose and lavender. The character of Horton is etched in this open expanse, a quiet resilience born from a landscape that demands both hard work and a deep appreciation for the subtle beauty of the changing seasons. This corner of Brown County has long been shaped by the iron horse and the fertile earth, its early prosperity tied to the railroad lines that converged here, a hub for agriculture and commerce in its heyday. Though the clang of steam engines has largely faded, a legacy of connection and trade persists, evident in the steady flow of trucks carrying grain and the quiet hum of local businesses. The economy, though modest, is rooted in the bounty of the surrounding farmland, a testament to generations who understood the rhythm of planting and harvest. While no grand monuments dominate the skyline, the enduring spirit of Horton is found in the solid, unpretentious buildings that line its main street, and in the weathered barns standing sentinel over fields that have nourished this land for over a century, each one whispering stories of resilience and continuity.
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| Location | Horton, Brown County, Kansas |
| Coordinates | 39.660557°N, 95.526369°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 66439 |
| Area Code | 913 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Horton, 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 Horton includes coordinates 39.660557°N, 95.526369°W, situated in Brown County. ZIP code 66439. 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.