Longton, Kansas Weather
Longton, Kansas — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Longton, Elk County.
Full aviation weather for Longton is published on the Fredonia Airport (K1K7) page, 31 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 Longton 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 Longton: Independence Municipal Airport (KIDP) 36 km · Neodesha Municipal Airport (K2K7) 39 km · Tri-City Airport (KPPF) 51 km · Coffeyville Municipal Airport (KCFV) 55 km · Eureka Municipal Airport (K13K) 56 km
Conditions reported at K1K7 describe the airfield itself. Weather 31 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Longton specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Longton.
About Longton, Kansas
Longton unfurls itself across the gentle undulations of southeastern Kansas, a place where the horizon seems to stretch into infinity. It lies 43.9 miles north of Bartlesville, OK (from Bartlesville, OK: bearing 353°T), and is situated 17.6 miles south-west of Fredonia. The land here is a study in earthy resilience, a tapestry of prairie grasses that ripple in the wind like a sea of green and gold, punctuated by the stoic silhouettes of scattered trees. In the summer, the air hangs thick and warm, carrying the scent of sun-baked soil and distant hayfields, while the sky overhead can transform from a boundless, cerulean dome to a bruised, dramatic canvas of thunderheads within the span of an afternoon. The character of Longton is one of quiet persistence, a settlement that has etched its existence into this wide-open landscape, where the loudest sounds are often the wind's tireless whisper and the chirping of unseen insects. The history of Longton is deeply intertwined with the agricultural pulse of Elk County, its economy long anchored by the cultivation of grain and the raising of livestock that graze on the surrounding pastures. This is a land that has known the steady, determined work of generations, each one contributing to the enduring rhythm of rural life. For a time, the discovery of oil brought a brief, feverish surge of activity, a fleeting shimmer of prosperity that left its mark on the local character, a memory of boom and bust that adds a layer of stoic pragmatism to the community. While not a place of grand monuments, Longton holds its own distinct appeal, a quiet testament to the enduring spirit of those who have chosen to make their lives under the vast Kansas sky.
Live animated radar for Longton 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 | Longton, Elk County, Kansas |
| Coordinates | 37.377824°N, 96.080822°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 67352 |
| Area Code | 785 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Longton, Kansas Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Longton, 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 Longton includes coordinates 37.377824°N, 96.080822°W, situated in Elk County. ZIP code 67352. 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.
