Mapleton, Kansas Weather
Mapleton, Kansas — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Mapleton, Bourbon County.
Full aviation weather for Mapleton is published on the Fort Scott Municipal Airport (KFSK) page, 26 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 Mapleton 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 Mapleton: Garnett Municipal Airport (KK68) 41 km · Allen County Airport (KK88) 47 km · Nevada Municipal Airport (KNVD) 54 km · Butler Memorial Airport (KBUM) 56 km · Miami County Airport (KK81) 58 km
Conditions reported at KFSK describe the airfield itself. Weather 26 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Mapleton specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Mapleton.
About Mapleton, Kansas
Mapleton lies where the Kansas prairie begins to buckle and fold, a place of wide horizons and earth that holds the memory of water. It lies 58.3 miles south-south-west of Belton, MO (from Belton, MO: bearing 199°T), and is situated 9.6 miles south-south-west of Mound City. The land here rolls with a gentle, persistent swell, a subtle topography that hints at ancient forces shaping the bedrock beneath. Mature oak and hickory trees, their branches reaching like gnarled fingers, punctuate the scattered woodlands that break the expanse of cultivated fields, their green and gold patterns stitched across the landscape. The air, especially after a summer rain, carries the clean, sweet scent of damp soil and growing things, a fragrance that seems to cling to the very light as it slants across the fields in the late afternoon. The history of Mapleton is deeply entwined with the rich agricultural heartland of Bourbon County, a legacy forged by settlers drawn to the fertile ground. For generations, the economy has pulsed with the rhythm of planting and harvest, the lifeblood of the community drawn from the generous soil that yields corn, soybeans, and wheat. While the broader national narrative of industrial shift has touched many rural areas, Mapleton retains a grounded character, its distinctive identity shaped by the enduring connection to the land and the quiet perseverance of its people. The scattering of homes and businesses, punctuated by the occasional grain elevator reaching skyward like a sentinel, speaks of a place that has found its enduring strength in the continuity of its agricultural roots.
Live animated radar for Mapleton 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 | Mapleton, Bourbon County, Kansas |
| Coordinates | 38.015034°N, 94.883578°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 66754 |
| Area Code | 913 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Mapleton, Kansas Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Mapleton, 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 Mapleton includes coordinates 38.015034°N, 94.883578°W, situated in Bourbon County. ZIP code 66754. 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. 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.
