Lansing, Kansas Weather
Lansing, Kansas — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Lansing, Leavenworth County.
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About Lansing, Kansas
Lansing, Kansas, exhales a quiet resilience along the Missouri River's western bank. It lies 4.5 miles south-south-east of Leavenworth, KS (from Leavenworth, KS: bearing 165°T), and is situated 7.7 miles north-north-east of Basehor. Here, the land rolls with a gentle but determined gradient, a subtle undulation of prairie that seems to hold its breath under the vast Kansas sky. The air, particularly as the sun begins its descent, carries a faint scent of damp earth and ripening grain, a perfume unique to the agricultural heartland. Oak and hickory trees, their branches reaching like weathered hands, punctuate the open fields, offering pockets of shade that feel ancient and enduring. The rhythm of Lansing is not one of hurried footsteps, but of the slow, deliberate unfolding of days, marked by the distant hum of traffic and the occasional call of a bird. The history of Lansing is deeply intertwined with the flow of the Missouri, a waterway that has shaped its fortunes and its character. Originally settled by farmers and laborers drawn to the fertile bottomlands, the area soon became a hub for the burgeoning agricultural economy, its bounty shipped downstream. Later, the development of the Kansas State Penitentiary, a formidable presence on the landscape, brought a different kind of industry and a distinct narrative to Lansing. This juxtaposition of agricultural roots and correctional institution has forged a unique identity, one that balances the pastoral with the pragmatic. The local economy still draws strength from the land, but also from the steady employment provided by the state facility, creating a community that understands both the cycles of nature and the demands of structured order.
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| Location | Lansing, Leavenworth County, Kansas |
| Coordinates | 39.248613°N, 94.900241°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 66043 |
| Area Code | 913 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Lansing, Kansas Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Lansing, 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 Lansing includes coordinates 39.248613°N, 94.900241°W, situated in Leavenworth County. ZIP code 66043. 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.
