Prairie Village, Kansas Weather
Prairie Village, Kansas — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Prairie Village, Butler County.
Full aviation weather for Prairie Village is published on the Augusta Municipal Airport (K3AU) page, 6 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 Prairie Village 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 Prairie Village: Beech Factory Airport (KBEC) 7 km · Colonel James Jabara Airport (KAAO) 9 km · Cessna Aircraft Field (KCEA) 11 km · McConnell Air Force Base (KIAB) 14 km · Cook Airfield (KK50) 15 km
Conditions reported at K3AU describe the airfield itself. Weather 6 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Prairie Village specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Prairie Village.
About Prairie Village, Kansas
Prairie Village unfolds across a landscape of gently rolling terrain, where vast expanses of grassland once met the horizon. It lies 10.9 miles east of Wichita, KS (from Wichita, KS: bearing 87°T), and is situated 1.0 miles south of Andover. Today, the land is a mosaic of manicured lawns and stately trees, a testament to deliberate cultivation rather than wild growth. The air, especially in the early mornings, carries a crisp, clean scent, hinting at the open sky above and the fertile earth below. Sunlight, when it breaks through the frequent cloud cover, possesses a luminous quality, casting long shadows that stretch and recede with the passing hours. The character of Prairie Village is one of quiet order, a place where well-kept homes and orderly streets suggest a community that values stability and a sense of shared space. The history of Prairie Village is deeply intertwined with the broader narrative of Kansas settlement, a story of homesteaders and agricultural pioneers who sought to tame the vast prairies. While the immediate area might not boast ancient landmarks, its development reflects a mid-20th-century vision of suburban growth, aiming to provide a serene residential haven. The local economy, though diversified, still carries echoes of its agricultural roots, with surrounding areas contributing to the state's robust farming sector. The presence of well-regarded schools and community parks underscores a commitment to family and shared civic life, fostering a sense of belonging that is both palpable and enduring within Prairie Village.
Live animated radar for Prairie Village 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.
Source: NOAA/NESDIS GOES-East · Public domain · Auto-updates on page reload
| Location | Prairie Village, Butler County, Kansas |
| Coordinates | 37.69946°N, 97.138096°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 67002, 66208 |
| Area Code | 785, 913 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Prairie Village, Kansas Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Prairie Village, 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 Prairie Village includes coordinates 37.699460°N, 97.138096°W, situated in Butler County. ZIP code 67002, 66208. Telephone area code: 785, 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.
