Oswego, Kansas Weather
Oswego, Kansas — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Oswego, Labette County.
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About Oswego, Kansas
Oswego rests in the embrace of southeastern Kansas, a landscape where the earth rolls gently toward horizons that stretch with an almost boundless clarity. It lies 33.4 miles west of Joplin, MO (from Joplin, MO: bearing 280°T), and is situated 9.1 miles north of Chetopa. The air here carries the scent of ripening grain and the distant, earthy perfume of freshly tilled soil, a fragrance deepened by the occasional, sweet tang of wild plum blossoms in the spring. The sky above Oswego can be a breathtaking canvas, especially as the day wanes, painting itself in hues of bruised plum and molten gold, a spectacle that seems to hold the very breath of the prairie. Fields of wheat, a shimmering, golden sea in the late summer sun, give way to the darker, richer greens of alfalfa and corn, their stalks standing sentinel against the wind. The Labette Creek, a ribbon of silver, meanders through the terrain, its banks often softened by clusters of cottonwood trees, their leaves rustling with a dry, papery sound that is the very music of this place. The economic pulse of Oswego has long been tied to the fertile earth that surrounds it, a tradition stretching back to its agricultural roots. For generations, farmers have coaxed sustenance from this land, their livelihoods woven into the cycles of planting and harvest, a testament to the enduring spirit of those who first settled these plains. The grain elevators, silent sentinels against the sky, still stand as monuments to this agrarian heritage, their imposing forms a constant reminder of the bounty this region offers. While the railroad once played a more prominent role in connecting Oswego to wider markets, its legacy remains in the quiet tracks that still traverse the landscape, a faint echo of a busier past. Today, the character of Oswego is one of quiet resilience, a place where neighbors still know each other’s names, and the pace of life allows for a deeper appreciation of the simple, enduring beauty of the Kansas prairie.
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| Location | Oswego, Labette County, Kansas |
| Coordinates | 37.167565°N, 95.109964°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 67356 |
| Area Code | 785 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Oswego, Kansas Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Oswego, 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 Oswego includes coordinates 37.167565°N, 95.109964°W, situated in Labette County. ZIP code 67356. 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.
