Melvern, Kansas Weather
Melvern, Kansas — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Melvern, Osage County.
Full aviation weather for Melvern is published on the Osage City Municipal Airport (K53K) page, 20 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 Melvern 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 Melvern: Pomona Lake Airport (K39K) 21 km · Coffey County Airport (KUKL) 24 km · Ottawa Municipal Airport (KOWI) 34 km · Garnett Municipal Airport (KK68) 45 km · Topeka Regional Airport (KFOE) 49 km
Conditions reported at K53K describe the airfield itself. Weather 20 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Melvern specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Melvern.
About Melvern, Kansas
Melvern rests in the broad, rolling expanse of Osage County, Kansas, where the land slopes gently toward the horizon, broken only by the occasional cluster of mature trees and the winding path of a creek. It lies 37.5 miles south of Topeka, KS (from Topeka, KS: bearing 177°T), and is situated 7.6 miles south-south-east of Lyndon. The sky here is a vast, ever-changing canvas, its immensity amplified by the flatness of the terrain, allowing the sun to paint the fields in hues of gold and amber at dawn and dusk. The air often carries the clean scent of mown hay and the earthy aroma of damp soil after a summer rain, a constant reminder of the agricultural heart that beats beneath the quiet surface of this place. Long, unbroken stretches of road disappear into the distance, inviting contemplation and a sense of boundless possibility, a feeling as old as the prairie itself. The story of Melvern is deeply interwoven with the fertile land and the industrious spirit of its people. Originally settled in the mid-19th century, its economy has long been rooted in agriculture, with families cultivating the rich soil for generations, their livelihoods tied to the bounty of corn, soybeans, and wheat. The nearby Melvern Lake, a man-made reservoir, now plays a significant role, drawing visitors for recreation and offering a different kind of beauty to the landscape, its waters reflecting the wide Kansas sky. The town itself retains a sense of enduring community, where neighbors know one another and the pace of life allows for quiet conversations on front porches and shared moments at local gatherings, a testament to the enduring character of Osage County.
Live animated radar for Melvern 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 | Melvern, Osage County, Kansas |
| Coordinates | 38.506958°N, 95.637762°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 66510 |
| Area Code | 913 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Melvern, Kansas Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Melvern, 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 Melvern includes coordinates 38.506958°N, 95.637762°W, situated in Osage County. ZIP code 66510. 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.
