New Salem, Kansas Weather
New Salem, Kansas — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for New Salem, Cowley County.
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About New Salem, Kansas
New Salem lies in a broad, shallow valley, its houses clustered against the immense Kansas sky. It lies 26.2 miles south-east of Derby, KS (from Derby, KS: bearing 128°T), and is situated 7.4 miles north-east of Winfield. The land here is a study in muted greens and browns, a tapestry of cultivated fields and the wilder, wind-swept prairie grasses that still hold sway at the edges of human endeavor. The air itself carries a certain stillness, broken only by the distant hum of farm machinery or the cry of a hawk circling high above. Even the gentle slope of the land seems to exhale a quiet resilience, a testament to the patient work of generations who have coaxed sustenance from this fertile soil. The history of New Salem is etched not in grand monuments, but in the enduring spirit of its people and the quiet persistence of its agricultural roots. Founded by settlers drawn to the rich prairie soil, New Salem has long been a place where the rhythm of the seasons dictates the pulse of life. The local economy, historically tied to the cultivation of wheat and cattle, still finds its strength in the land, with family farms dotting the surrounding countryside. While no grand universities or bustling industries define New Salem, there is a distinct character here, a shared understanding born of common experience and the enduring beauty of the open prairie landscape.
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| Location | New Salem, Cowley County, Kansas |
| Coordinates | 37.31058°N, 96.895312°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 67156 |
| Area Code | 785 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This New Salem, Kansas Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for New Salem, 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 New Salem includes coordinates 37.310580°N, 96.895312°W, situated in Cowley County. ZIP code 67156. 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. 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.
