Portis, Kansas Weather
Portis, Kansas — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Portis, Osborne County.
Full aviation weather for Portis is published on the Osborne Municipal Airport (K75) page, 14 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 Portis 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 Portis: Smith Center Municipal Airport (KK82) 24 km · Mankato Airport (KTKO) 48 km · Moritz Memorial Airport (KK61) 50 km · Phillipsburg Municipal Airport (KPHG) 57 km · Rooks County Regional Airport (KRCP) 58 km
Conditions reported at K75 describe the airfield itself. Weather 14 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Portis specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Portis.
About Portis, Kansas
Portis lies in a wide cradle of Kansas prairie, where the land gently rolls and the sky seems to stretch on forever. It lies 72.5 miles south-south-west of Hastings, NE (from Hastings, NE: bearing 193°T), and is situated 8.6 miles north of Osborne. The fields, a patchwork of amber wheat and verdant alfalfa, catch the wind in a soft, rustling chorus, and the air itself carries the clean scent of growing things. The buildings of Portis cluster together, a collection of weathered wood and practical brick, their windows reflecting the vast, ever-changing canvas of the heavens above. Even the dust kicked up by a passing truck seems to hold a certain golden hue in the afternoon sun, settling back onto the thirsty earth with a sigh. This small settlement, once a bustling point along the railroad, now hums with a quieter, more enduring purpose. The local economy still leans on the bounty of the land, with grain elevators standing as silent sentinels to the harvests that have sustained generations. History whispers in the faded paint of old storefronts and the sturdy foundations of homes built by pioneers who tamed this open country. While the railroad’s roar has long since faded, the spirit of resilience remains, evident in the well-tended gardens and the friendly nods exchanged between neighbors on a quiet afternoon in Portis.
Live animated radar for Portis 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 | Portis, Osborne County, Kansas |
| Coordinates | 39.563622°N, 98.693405°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 67474 |
| Area Code | 785 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Portis, Kansas Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Portis, 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 Portis includes coordinates 39.563622°N, 98.693405°W, situated in Osborne County. ZIP code 67474. 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. 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.
