Walton, Kansas Weather
Walton, Kansas — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Walton, Harvey County.
Full aviation weather for Walton is published on the Newton City-County Airport (KEWK) page, 7 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 Walton 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 Walton: Hiebert Airfield (K17Q) 14 km · Moundridge Municipal Airport (K47K) 24 km · Colonel James Jabara Airport (KAAO) 41 km · Riverside Airport (KK32) 43 km · Mc Pherson Airport (KMPR) 46 km
Conditions reported at KEWK describe the airfield itself. Weather 7 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Walton specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Walton.
About Walton, Kansas
Walton rests on a Kansas prairie, where the land unfolds in broad, sun-washed strokes under a sky that seems to stretch forever. It lies 29.7 miles north of Wichita, KS (from Wichita, KS: bearing 9°T), and is situated 6.9 miles north-east of Newton. The earth here is a rich, dark loam, yielding to the plow in long, furrowed lines that speak of patient cultivation. Fields of wheat and corn, rippling like a golden or emerald sea in the breeze, form the dominant tapestry, broken only by the occasional stand of cottonwoods that gather near the scarce watercourses. The air itself carries a dry, clean scent, tinged with the dust of the roads and the faint perfume of ripening grain, especially potent in the hushed hours of late afternoon when the sun bleeds gold across the western horizon. This is a place shaped by the relentless cycles of agriculture, its story etched not in grand monuments but in the quiet persistence of its people. Walton’s economy has long been tied to the bounty of the land, a legacy passed down through generations of farmers who have coaxed sustenance from these plains. While the railroad once pulsed with the lifeblood of grain transport, today the rhythm is quieter, more measured, marked by the hum of tractors and the gathering of neighbors at the local grain elevator. The character of Walton is one of stoic resilience, a quiet pride in the enduring strength of community forged in the vast, open spaces of central Kansas.
Live animated radar for Walton 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 | Walton, Harvey County, Kansas |
| Coordinates | 38.117789°N, 97.2567°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 67151 |
| Area Code | 785 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Walton, Kansas Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Walton, 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 Walton includes coordinates 38.117789°N, 97.256700°W, situated in Harvey County. ZIP code 67151. 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.
