Wellsville, Kansas — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Wellsville, Franklin County.
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Wellsville unfolds across a gentle, rolling prairie landscape, where fields of amber grain sway in the persistent Kansas breeze, hinting at the vast, open sky above. It lies 18.1 miles south-west of Olathe, KS (from Olathe, KS: bearing 232°T), and is situated 6.9 miles south-east of Baldwin City. The terrain here is a study in subtle gradients, a soft undulation that guides the eye toward distant tree lines, often a deep, verdant smudge against the horizon. The air, especially in the late afternoon, carries a clean, dry scent, tinged with the faint, sweet perfume of ripening corn and the earthy musk of turned soil. Streetlights, when they begin to glow, cast a warm, inviting circle onto quiet sidewalks, a comforting punctuation mark in the deepening twilight. The story of Wellsville is one of agricultural resilience and the quiet determination of settlers who found purchase in this fertile ground. Originally established as a stop on the Santa Fe Trail, its economy has long been tethered to the bounty of the surrounding land, with farming and ranching forming the bedrock of its identity. The grain elevators, silent sentinels against the sky, bear witness to generations of harvest, a constant reminder of the cyclical nature of life and labor. While larger industries have passed it by, Wellsville retains a strong sense of community, a place where the pace of life allows for neighborly waves and the easy camaraderie that comes from shared experience, a quiet strength built on the enduring spirit of the prairie.
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| Location | Wellsville, Franklin County, Kansas |
| Coordinates | 38.718342°N, 95.081635°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 66092 |
| Area Code | 913 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Wellsville, 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 Wellsville includes coordinates 38.718342°N, 95.081635°W, situated in Franklin County. ZIP code 66092. 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.