Little River, Kansas Weather
Little River, Kansas — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Little River, Rice County.
Full aviation weather for Little River is published on the Lyons-Rice County Municipal Airport (KLYO) page, 20 km away. It carries the current METAR decoded into plain language — surface wind, visibility, cloud layers and ceiling, temperature and dewpoint, and altimeter setting — alongside the raw observation as transmitted. 6 airfields within reach of Little River have their own pages, listed below.
The Terminal Aerodrome Forecast (TAF) is shown across its full validity period, with each change group broken out so you can see when conditions are expected to shift. Flight category is derived automatically — VFR, MVFR, IFR or LIFR — from reported ceiling and visibility, with runway details and field elevation alongside. Observations update roughly hourly and forecasts several times a day.
Other airports near Little River: Mc Pherson Airport (KMPR) 28 km · Hutchinson Municipal Airport (KHUT) 39 km · Ellsworth Municipal Airport (K9K7) 44 km · Moundridge Municipal Airport (K47K) 49 km · Salina Municipal Airport (KSLN) 54 km
Conditions reported at KLYO describe the airfield itself. Weather 20 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Little River specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Little River.
About Little River, Kansas
Little River rests in the wide, open embrace of Rice County, Kansas, where the land stretches out like an unsung poem beneath an immense sky. It lies 23.7 miles north of Hutchinson, KS (from Hutchinson, KS: bearing 349°T), and is situated 18.9 miles west of McPherson. The terrain here is a study in subtle contours, a gentle rolling prairie that hints at the ancient forces that shaped it, now predominantly given over to the ordered geometry of agriculture. Fences march in straight lines across the fields, defining squares and rectangles of gold and green, punctuated by the darker smudges of distant trees that cluster around farmsteads or trace the meandering path of the waterway that gives this place its name. The air itself carries a distinct character, especially in the late afternoon, a dry warmth that seems to amplify the scent of ripening wheat and the distant hum of machinery, a quiet symphony of the land at work. The history of Little River is intrinsically tied to the fertile soil and the industrious spirit of its settlers, who arrived with dreams of taming this vast prairie. The local economy continues to be anchored in agriculture, with grain elevators standing as silent sentinels against the horizon, testament to the enduring importance of the harvest. This particular stretch of land, carved by the persistent flow of its namesake, has seen generations of families cultivate its bounty, their lives interwoven with the cycles of planting and reaping. While not a place of grand monuments, its distinctiveness lies in this quiet persistence, the enduring connection to the earth, and the palpable sense of history held within the broad, unhurried rhythm of its days, a feeling that the land remembers.
Live animated radar for Little River and surroundings — RainViewer.
NOAA GOES-16 GEOCOLOR — live animated loop updated every 10 minutes. Shows cloud cover, storm systems and weather patterns across the continental US.
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| Location | Little River, Rice County, Kansas |
| Coordinates | 38.398065°N, 98.011997°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 67457 |
| Area Code | 785 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Little River, Kansas Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Little River, Kansas, including current conditions, a 24-hour hourly forecast, 7-day outlook, NWS extended text forecast, precipitation radar and NOAA GOES-16 satellite imagery. Aviation weather — live METAR observations and TAF forecasts — is published separately on the pages for the nearest reporting airports, linked from the aviation section above. 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 Little River includes coordinates 38.398065°N, 98.011997°W, situated in Rice County. ZIP code 67457. 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. 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.
