Minneapolis, Kansas Weather
Minneapolis, Kansas — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Minneapolis, Ottawa County.
Full aviation weather for Minneapolis is published on the Minneapolis City County Airport (K45K) page, 3 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 Minneapolis 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 Minneapolis: Salina Municipal Airport (KSLN) 37 km · Lincoln Municipal Airport (K71) 40 km · Blosser Municipal Airport (KCNK) 48 km · Moritz Memorial Airport (KK61) 53 km · Clay Center Municipal Airport (KCYW) 56 km
Conditions reported at K45K describe the airfield itself. Weather 3 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Minneapolis specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Minneapolis.
About Minneapolis, Kansas
Minneapolis, Kansas, unfolds across a landscape shaped by wind and weathered by sun, a place where the Flint Hills begin their gentle rise to the west, their tawny grasses rippling like an ocean in the summer breeze. It lies 20.1 miles north-north-west of Salina, KS (from Salina, KS: bearing 345°T), and is situated 8.7 miles north-west of Bennington. The Smoky Hill River, a ribbon of muted silver, carves its path through the terrain, its banks occasionally softened by stands of cottonwood and elm that offer a welcome, leafy respite from the wide, open sky. Here, the horizon feels boundless, a constant invitation to gaze outward, and the air often carries the clean, earthy scent of tilled fields and distant rain. Evenings can descend with a particular kind of quiet, the fading light gilding the silos that punctuate the horizon with a soft, ochre glow. This corner of Ottawa County, though modest in its present population, carries the echoes of a robust agricultural past, its economy still tethered to the fertile soil that yields wheat and sorghum. The railroad, a lifeline of steel that once pulsed with the lifeblood of commerce, still traces its route through the periphery, a reminder of the pioneers who chose this land for its promise. Minneapolis itself serves as a vital hub for the surrounding farms, its main street lined with businesses that have weathered decades, each storefront a small testament to the enduring spirit of its residents. Local traditions, often tied to the harvest and the turning of the seasons, are observed with a quiet pride, fostering a sense of continuity in a world that often rushes too quickly.
Live animated radar for Minneapolis 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 | Minneapolis, Ottawa County, Kansas |
| Coordinates | 39.121945°N, 97.706703°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 67467 |
| Area Code | 785 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Minneapolis, Kansas Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Minneapolis, 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 Minneapolis includes coordinates 39.121945°N, 97.706703°W, situated in Ottawa County. ZIP code 67467. Telephone area code: 785. 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.
