Waterville, Kansas Weather
Waterville, Kansas — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery for Waterville, Marshall County.
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About Waterville, Kansas
Waterville unfolds across rolling prairie, a gentle expanse of cultivated fields that surrender to the soft, undulating terrain of northeastern Kansas. It lies 36.3 miles north-north-west of Manhattan, KS (from Manhattan, KS: bearing 345°T), and is situated 4.7 miles west of Blue Rapids. The sky here feels vast, an endless canvas where clouds drift like forgotten thoughts, and the air carries the clean, earthy scent of turned soil and distant rain. In the quietude of early evening, a particular shade of lavender seems to bleed into the western horizon, softening the sharp edges of barns and silos that punctuate the landscape like stoic sentinels. The land itself, a rich loam, speaks of resilience and patient cultivation, a testament to generations who have coaxed sustenance from its generous, yielding surface. The heart of Waterville beats with the quiet hum of agricultural life, a legacy stretching back to its early settlers who saw the promise in this fertile ground. The local economy, intrinsically tied to the surrounding farms, thrives on the bounty of corn and soybeans, their golden and emerald stalks a familiar sight in the summer sun. A few well-preserved Victorian homes on Main Street hint at a more prosperous past, their intricate gingerbread trim whispering stories of a time when the railroad brought new life and opportunity. Though the grain elevators still stand as proud markers of the town’s enduring connection to the land, Waterville’s character is also defined by a practical, grounded spirit, a steady resilience that mirrors the very soil it rests upon.
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| Location | Waterville, Marshall County, Kansas |
| Coordinates | 39.691112°N, 96.747519°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 66548 |
| Area Code | 913 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Waterville, Kansas Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Waterville, 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 Waterville includes coordinates 39.691112°N, 96.747519°W, situated in Marshall County. ZIP code 66548. 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.
