Lowell, Kansas Weather
Lowell, Kansas — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Lowell, Cherokee County.
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About Lowell, Kansas
Lowell rests in a broad, sweeping valley where the land begins its patient, upward climb toward the higher plains of eastern Kansas. It lies 10.7 miles west-south-west of Joplin, MO (from Joplin, MO: bearing 257°T), and is situated 2.5 miles north-east of Baxter Springs. Rolling hills, softened by decades of cultivation and grazing, rise and fall like a sleeping giant, their slopes a patchwork of emerald fields and tawny pastures. The air here, particularly in the late afternoon, carries a sweet, earthy scent of sun-baked soil and ripening corn, a fragrance that clings to the skin and settles deep in the lungs. Scattered oak and hickory trees, their limbs gnarled and reaching, punctuate the landscape, offering pockets of shade that seem to hum with the quiet industry of unseen insects. The sky above Lowell is vast, an ever-changing canvas where clouds drift with a languid, unhurried grace, their shadows moving like slow breaths across the terrain. The story of Lowell is one etched not in grand pronouncements but in the persistent turning of the soil and the quiet perseverance of its people. Coal mining once pulsed through this region, leaving behind a legacy of deep shafts and a rugged spirit that still informs the character of the place, though the pickaxes have long since fallen silent. Today, the economy leans toward agriculture, with cattle grazing on the abundant grasslands and crops like wheat and soybeans stretching toward the horizon, their growth a testament to the hard-won fertility of this Kansas earth. The nearest significant waterway, a tributary of the mighty Neosho River, meanders through the wider valley, its presence a cool, silver ribbon that has shaped the land and sustained its inhabitants for generations. While Lowell may not boast grand monuments, its quiet beauty and the enduring rhythms of rural life offer a distinct and grounding experience.
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| Location | Lowell, Cherokee County, Kansas |
| Coordinates | 37.048675°N, 94.701616°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 66713 |
| Area Code | 913 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Lowell, Kansas Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Lowell, 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 Lowell includes coordinates 37.048675°N, 94.701616°W, situated in Cherokee County. ZIP code 66713. 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.
