Vassar, Kansas Weather
Vassar, Kansas — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Vassar, Osage County.
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About Vassar, Kansas
Vassar rests on land that remembers the slow, deliberate carving of creeks and the vast, sweeping breath of the prairie. It lies 27.9 miles south of Topeka, KS (from Topeka, KS: bearing 174°T), and is situated 9.9 miles south-south-west of Overbrook. Rolling hills, softened by generations of cultivation, cradle Vassar, their slopes a mosaic of emerald fields and the deeper, richer green of scattered woodlands. The air here, especially in the late afternoon, carries a faint scent of turned earth and sweet clover, a fragrance that clings to the quiet roads and the weathered barns. The sky above Vassar is an immense canvas, shifting from the pale, hopeful blue of morning to the bruised, glorious purples and oranges of sunset, a daily spectacle that feels both intimate and boundless. The story of Vassar is one of resilience and connection to the fertile ground it occupies. Founded in an era when the land itself dictated the pace of life, its economy has long been tied to the bounty of Osage County’s agriculture, with wheat and cattle being enduring symbols of its livelihood. Older farmsteads, their wood bleached silver by sun and wind, stand as quiet testaments to families who worked this soil. Though the hum of modern machinery has changed the sound of the harvest, the spirit of self-sufficiency and a neighborly understanding, born from shared labor and common challenges, still informs the character of Vassar. The local school, a modest brick building, serves as a central gathering point, echoing with the laughter and learning of children who will, in turn, inherit this enduring landscape.
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| Location | Vassar, Osage County, Kansas |
| Coordinates | 38.647231°N, 95.622483°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 66543 |
| Area Code | 913 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Vassar, Kansas Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Vassar, 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 Vassar includes coordinates 38.647231°N, 95.622483°W, situated in Osage County. ZIP code 66543. 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.
