Randolph, Kansas — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Randolph, Riley County.
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Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Randolph.
Randolph rests in a broad embrace of Kansas prairie, where the land gently rolls and dips like a slumbering giant. It lies 19.8 miles north-north-west of Manhattan, KS (from Manhattan, KS: bearing 330°T), and is situated 9.9 miles north-north-east of Riley. The sky here is a vast, ever-changing canvas, stretching from horizon to horizon, and the air, especially in the late afternoon, carries a clean, dry scent of sun-baked earth and distant grasses. Fields of amber grain ripple in the breeze, a living sea under the immense blue dome, broken occasionally by stands of hardy trees that cluster around farmsteads, their branches reaching skyward as if in perpetual prayer. The quietude of the landscape is profound, broken only by the whisper of wind and the distant call of a meadowlark, a constant reminder of the unconfined spirit of this open country. The history of Randolph is etched not in grand monuments, but in the enduring legacy of the settlers who coaxed life from this fertile ground. Originally established by a hardy group drawn to the promise of agricultural prosperity, Randolph has long been sustained by the bounty of its soil, its economy rooted in the deep, dark earth that yields corn, wheat, and soybeans with dependable generosity. The rhythm of life here is dictated by the seasons, by the planting and the harvest, a cycle that has shaped the character of its people into a blend of resilience and quiet contentment. The small, well-kept homes and the friendly waves exchanged between passing vehicles speak to a community that values connection and the simple strength found in shared experience, a quiet testament to generations who have made this prairie land their home.
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| Location | Randolph, Riley County, Kansas |
| Coordinates | 39.430553°N, 96.760011°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 66554 |
| Area Code | 913 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Randolph, 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 Randolph includes coordinates 39.430553°N, 96.760011°W, situated in Riley County. ZIP code 66554. 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. 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.