South Mound, Kansas Weather
South Mound, Kansas — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for South Mound, Neosho County.
Full aviation weather for South Mound is published on the Tri-City Airport (KPPF) page, 27 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 South Mound 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 South Mound: Chanute Martin Johnson Airport (KCNU) 34 km · Oswego Municipal Airport (K67) 35 km · Neodesha Municipal Airport (K2K7) 37 km · Coffeyville Municipal Airport (KCFV) 49 km · Allen County Airport (KK88) 50 km
Conditions reported at KPPF describe the airfield itself. Weather 27 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at South Mound specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for South Mound.
About South Mound, Kansas
South Mound rises from the Kansas prairie like a gentle, green swell, its broad contours softened by the sweep of the open sky. It lies 46.3 miles west-north-west of Joplin, MO (from Joplin, MO: bearing 302°T), and is situated 6.9 miles north-north-east of Parsons. Here, the land is a study in subtle shifts, where fields of amber grain meet the deeper, richer hues of the native grasses, all under a vast, ever-changing canvas of blue. The air itself carries a clean, earthy scent, especially potent after a summer rain, and the light at dusk often paints the western horizon in hues of rose and gold, a quiet benediction on the day. The terrain, though it bears the marks of cultivation, retains a wild grace, the occasional cluster of trees a dark, welcoming punctuation against the immense breadth of the landscape. The history of South Mound is as deeply rooted in the soil as the crops that now define its economy. Once, the very ground here might have echoed with the footsteps of those who saw its potential in agriculture, coaxing sustenance from the fertile earth. Today, the rhythm of life in South Mound is still largely set by the seasons and the demands of farming, a steady, dependable pulse beneath the surface of everyday affairs. While no grand monuments mark its past, the enduring spirit of this place, its quiet resilience and the simple beauty of its expansive vistas, forms its most notable characteristic.
Live animated radar for South Mound 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 | South Mound, Neosho County, Kansas |
| Coordinates | 37.437278°N, 95.228586°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 67357 |
| Area Code | 785 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This South Mound, Kansas Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for South Mound, 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 South Mound includes coordinates 37.437278°N, 95.228586°W, situated in Neosho County. ZIP code 67357. 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.
