Marion, Kansas Weather
Marion, Kansas — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Marion, Marion County.
Full aviation weather for Marion is published on the Hiebert Airfield (K17Q) page, 33 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 Marion 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 Marion: Newton City-County Airport (KEWK) 39 km · Cottonwood Falls Airport (K9K0) 41 km · Herington Regional Airport (KHRU) 43 km · Moundridge Municipal Airport (K47K) 45 km · Council Grove Municipal Airport (K63) 53 km
Conditions reported at K17Q describe the airfield itself. Weather 33 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Marion specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Marion.
About Marion, Kansas
Marion sits at the heart of a landscape that exhales the quietude of the Central Plains. It lies 46.7 miles south-east of Salina, KS (from Salina, KS: bearing 136°T), and is situated 8.7 miles north-west of Florence. The land here, a rich, dark loam, stretches out under a sky that seems impossibly vast, often painted with the soft, bruised colours of approaching rain or the stark, unwavering blue of a summer afternoon. Rolling hills, not dramatic but persistent, define the horizon, their gentle slopes often etched with the neat, geometric patterns of cultivated fields – wheat and corn that shimmer with a golden or emerald sheen depending on the season. Cottonwood trees, stout and resilient, stand sentinel along fence lines and by the occasional, unassuming waterway, their leaves rustling with a dry whisper in the prevailing breeze. The air itself carries a clean, earthy scent, a subtle perfume of sun-baked soil and growing things that speaks of enduring cycles. The story of Marion is deeply entwined with the rich agricultural heritage of this region, a legacy built by hardy settlers who came to tame this fertile ground. The local economy, still tethered to the bounty of the land, finds its pulse in the harvest and the steady hum of agricultural machinery. Beyond the fields, a quiet industriousness is evident in the small businesses that line Main Street, a testament to the enduring spirit of self-reliance. Marion is a place where history is not a distant echo but a palpable presence, felt in the sturdy brick buildings that have weathered generations and in the unhurried pace of daily life, a rhythm that allows for neighbourly conversation and a shared appreciation for the simple, profound beauty of this Kansas prairie.
Live animated radar for Marion 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.
Source: NOAA/NESDIS GOES-East · Public domain · Auto-updates on page reload
| Location | Marion, Marion County, Kansas |
| Coordinates | 38.348349°N, 97.017245°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 66861 |
| Area Code | 913 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Marion, Kansas Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Marion, 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 Marion includes coordinates 38.348349°N, 97.017245°W, situated in Marion County. ZIP code 66861. 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.
