Independence, Kansas Weather
Independence, Kansas — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Independence, Montgomery County.
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About Independence, Kansas
Independence rises from the rolling prairie, a place where the sky feels vast and the horizon stretches with an almost audible sigh. It lies 36.2 miles north-north-east of Bartlesville, OK (from Bartlesville, OK: bearing 24°T), and is situated 9.1 miles west-south-west of Cherryvale. The land here is a study in muted greens and ochres, softened by the gentle westward tilt of the terrain, leading towards the distant, soft blue of the Osage Hills. Mature oaks and elms, their branches reaching like patient, gnarled fingers, punctuate the fields, offering slivers of shade against the bright Kansas sun. The air, especially in the late afternoon, carries a faint, dry sweetness, an exhalation of sun-baked earth and ripening grain. Evenings arrive not with a sudden descent, but a slow, deliberate fading of light, painting the clouds in hues of rose and lavender that linger long after the sun has dipped below the edge of the world. Founded in the wake of the Civil War, Independence quickly became a hub for the burgeoning oil and gas industry that shaped southeastern Kansas. The wealth extracted from the earth left its mark, not just in the grander architecture of some of its older buildings, but in the very spirit of its people, a resilience forged in the boom-and-bust cycles of resource extraction. The local economy, while still touched by agriculture, has diversified, embracing manufacturing and serving as a regional center. A notable landmark, the historic White House, stands as a reminder of a more flamboyant era, a grand Victorian structure whispering tales of a time when fortunes were made and lost with the turn of a drill bit. The gentle flow of the Verdigris River, a vital artery for the region, mirrors the unhurried pace of life that characterizes Independence today.
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| Location | Independence, Montgomery County, Kansas |
| Coordinates | 37.224236°N, 95.708313°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 67301 |
| Area Code | 785 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Independence, Kansas Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Independence, 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 Independence includes coordinates 37.224236°N, 95.708313°W, situated in Montgomery County. ZIP code 67301. 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.
