Redfield, Kansas Weather
Redfield, Kansas — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Redfield, Bourbon County.
Full aviation weather for Redfield is published on the Fort Scott Municipal Airport (KFSK) page, 11 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 Redfield 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 Redfield: Allen County Airport (KK88) 44 km · Atkinson Municipal Airport (KPTS) 45 km · Nevada Municipal Airport (KNVD) 51 km · Chanute Martin Johnson Airport (KCNU) 56 km · Garnett Municipal Airport (KK68) 57 km
Conditions reported at KFSK describe the airfield itself. Weather 11 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Redfield specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Redfield.
About Redfield, Kansas
Redfield rests in a landscape of gentle swells and broad horizons, where the Kansas sky stretches in an almost impossibly vast canopy of blue. It lies 55.8 miles north-north-west of Joplin, MO (from Joplin, MO: bearing 339°T), and is situated 9.4 miles west of Fort Scott. The land itself is a study in the subtle shifts of the prairie, a fertile expanse of cultivated fields that ripple with the muted greens of summer crops and the golden hues of ripening wheat. Here, the air carries the clean scent of turned earth and the distant hum of tractors, a sound that becomes a quiet pulsebeat to the day. The very quality of the light, especially in the late afternoon, seems to soften and deepen, casting long, painterly shadows across the fields and lending a mellow glow to the weathered barns and farmhouses that dot the countryside. The story of Redfield is deeply entwined with the rich agricultural heritage of Bourbon County, a legacy built on the tireless work of generations who coaxed sustenance from this fertile ground. While the broader region saw the ebb and flow of railroad expansion and a variety of agricultural endeavors, Redfield itself has maintained a steadfast connection to the land, primarily through farming. The local economy, therefore, remains largely rooted in the cultivation of corn, soybeans, and other grains, a continuation of the pioneer spirit that first settled this part of Kansas. There are no grand pronouncements of industry here, but rather a quiet dignity in the enduring cycle of planting and harvest, a rhythm that shapes the lives and character of Redfield’s inhabitants.
Live animated radar for Redfield 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 | Redfield, Bourbon County, Kansas |
| Coordinates | 37.836707°N, 94.881079°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 66769 |
| Area Code | 913 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Redfield, Kansas Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Redfield, 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 Redfield includes coordinates 37.836707°N, 94.881079°W, situated in Bourbon County. ZIP code 66769. 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. 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.
