New Strawn, Kansas Weather
New Strawn, Kansas — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for New Strawn, Coffey County.
Full aviation weather for New Strawn is published on the Coffey County Airport (KUKL) page, 5 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 New Strawn 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 New Strawn: Emporia Municipal Airport (KEMP) 40 km · Osage City Municipal Airport (K53K) 42 km · Yates Center Municipal Airport (K3JA) 45 km · Garnett Municipal Airport (KK68) 46 km · Pomona Lake Airport (K39K) 48 km
Conditions reported at KUKL describe the airfield itself. Weather 5 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at New Strawn specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for New Strawn.
About New Strawn, Kansas
New Strawn lies low in the Coffey County landscape, a place where the gentle roll of the Flint Hills begins to flatten out, giving way to the broad, patient sweep of the prairie. It lies 54.4 miles south of Topeka, KS (from Topeka, KS: bearing 184°T), and is situated 4.7 miles north of Burlington. The air here often carries the scent of damp earth and the distant, sweet perfume of sun-baked hay, especially in the long, golden afternoons of late summer. Fields of corn and soybeans stretch to horizons softened by haze, their emerald and ochre hues bleeding into the wide, pale blue sky. Scattered farmsteads, their silos like silent sentinels, punctuate this expanse, and the occasional cluster of cottonwood trees offers a brief, cool shade against the relentless sun. The land itself feels ancient and unhurried, a testament to seasons that have turned countless times, shaping the very character of New Strawn. The story of New Strawn is tied to the rich veins of coal that once pulsed beneath this ground, a legacy still faintly present in the weathered barns and the sturdy, no-nonsense spirit of its people. The economy, once powered by the clang and rumble of mining operations, has shifted, now finding its rhythm more in the steady cultivation of the land and the quiet hum of local businesses. The nearby Marais des Cygnes River, a serpentine ribbon of brown water, has always been a vital artery, providing life and sustenance, its banks a place for contemplation or a quiet afternoon of fishing. Life in New Strawn moves at a pace dictated by the sun and the seasons, a comfortable, grounded existence where neighborly waves are still a common currency.
Live animated radar for New Strawn 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 | New Strawn, Coffey County, Kansas |
| Coordinates | 38.26252°N, 95.741931°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 66839 |
| Area Code | 913 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This New Strawn, Kansas Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for New Strawn, 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 New Strawn includes coordinates 38.262520°N, 95.741931°W, situated in Coffey County. ZIP code 66839. 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.
