Niles, Kansas Weather
Niles, Kansas — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Niles, Ottawa County.
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About Niles, Kansas
Niles rests within a landscape of gentle, rolling prairie, where the earth exhales a scent of sun-baked grasses and distant, tilled fields. It lies 12.0 miles north-east of Salina, KS (from Salina, KS: bearing 42°T), and is situated 6.0 miles north-west of Solomon. The sky here is an immense canvas, often a washed-out blue in the midday heat, but capable of breathtaking displays of bruised purples and fiery oranges as the sun dips low. The land itself is a study in subtle contours, a quiet expanse that seems to absorb sound, leaving only the whisper of the wind and the occasional rustle of unseen creatures in the tall, dry stalks of vegetation. In the evenings, a profound stillness descends, broken only by the chirping chorus of crickets, and the air grows cool and soft against the skin, carrying the faint, sweet perfume of ripening grain. The history of Niles is as deeply rooted as the prairie grasses, tracing its beginnings to the steady, determined footsteps of early settlers drawn to the fertile soil of Ottawa County. This land, once the domain of vast herds and nomadic peoples, was slowly transformed by the plow and the persistent will of those who sought to build a life here. The local economy, for generations, has been inextricably tied to the bounty of the land – wheat, corn, and soybeans are the silent, golden architects of its prosperity, their growth cycles dictating the rhythm of the seasons and the pulse of daily life. While larger metropolises may boast grand monuments, Niles finds its distinction in the enduring spirit of its people, the quiet pride in their agricultural heritage, and the simple, enduring beauty of an open horizon that stretches to meet the edge of the world.
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| Location | Niles, Ottawa County, Kansas |
| Coordinates | 38.969444°N, 97.462806°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 67480 |
| Area Code | 785 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Niles, Kansas Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Niles, 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 Niles includes coordinates 38.969444°N, 97.462806°W, situated in Ottawa County. ZIP code 67480. 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.
