Mankato, Kansas Weather
Mankato, Kansas — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Mankato, Jewell County.
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About Mankato, Kansas
Mankato, a cluster of buildings anchored to the Kansas prairie, surveys a landscape that is more a testament to patience than to dramatic upheaval. It lies 56.0 miles south of Hastings, NE (from Hastings, NE: bearing 170°T), and is situated 17.8 miles south-south-west of Superior. Rolling fields, a mosaic of gold and green depending on the season, stretch to horizons that seem to swallow the sky whole. The land here is a study in subtle contours, broad swells of earth that catch the light in slow, deliberate shifts. The air, particularly in the early morning, carries a clean, cool scent of soil and distant, unseen grasses, a breath that feels as old as the bedrock beneath. Even the shadows cast by the sparse trees seem to deepen with a quiet, enduring presence. This particular corner of Jewell County was homesteaded by those seeking the promise of fertile ground, drawn by the rich soil that has sustained generations. The local economy, rooted deeply in agriculture, still turns on the turning of the earth, the planting and harvesting of wheat and corn. There are no grand monuments here, no bustling avenues, but rather a collection of homes and businesses that speak of a pragmatic, resilient spirit. The rhythm of life in Mankato is dictated by the sun and the seasons, a steady, dependable pulse that has pulsed through the lives of its inhabitants for over a century, a quiet legacy written in the very grain of the land.
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| Location | Mankato, Jewell County, Kansas |
| Coordinates | 39.787234°N, 98.210051°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 66956 |
| Area Code | 913 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Mankato, Kansas Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Mankato, 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 Mankato includes coordinates 39.787234°N, 98.210051°W, situated in Jewell County. ZIP code 66956. 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.
