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Muscotah rests upon a gentle swell of land, a quiet punctuation mark in the broad, green sweep of northeastern Kansas. It lies 35.8 miles north-north-east of Topeka, KS (from Topeka, KS: bearing 13°T), and is situated 7.5 miles south of Horton. The horizon here is a long, patient line, where the sky, a vast canvas of shifting blues and grays, meets fields of ripening corn and soybeans that shimmer like emerald waves under the sun's indifferent gaze. The air, especially in the late afternoon, carries the scent of sun-baked earth and the faint, sweet perfume of wild clover, a fragrance that seems to settle into the very bones of the place. Old farmhouses, their paint weathered to the soft hues of faded denim, dot the landscape, their porches stoops patiently awaiting the return of a slow-moving day. Even the wind, when it whispers through the tall prairie grass, seems to carry a hushed reverence for the stillness. The story of Muscotah is a quiet one, etched not in grand monuments but in the enduring spirit of its settlers and the agricultural rhythms that have long defined its character. Founded by hardy souls drawn to the fertile prairie soil, Muscotah’s economy has always been tethered to the land, a testament to the bounty of the Kansas plains. The grain elevators, silent sentinels against the sky, recall a time when the harvest was the pulse of life, and the train tracks, though now less traveled, still hint at the vital arteries that once connected this inland haven to the wider world. In the heart of Muscotah, a modest main street tells its own tale, a collection of buildings that have witnessed generations pass, their facades bearing the patina of time and the resilience of a community that has learned to thrive in quiet perseverance.
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| Location | Muscotah, Atchison County, Kansas |
| Coordinates | 39.552777°N, 95.521645°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 66058 |
| Area Code | 913 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Muscotah, 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 Muscotah includes coordinates 39.552777°N, 95.521645°W, situated in Atchison County. ZIP code 66058. 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.