Westphalia, Kansas Weather
Westphalia, Kansas — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Westphalia, Anderson County.
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About Westphalia, Kansas
Westphalia rests in a gentle hollow, where the Kansas prairie begins its slow, deliberate rise toward the horizon. It lies 56.3 miles south-south-west of Lawrence, KS (from Lawrence, KS: bearing 194°T), and is situated 18.5 miles north-north-west of Iola. The land here is a study in muted greens and tans, a rolling expanse of cultivated fields and pastures defined by the sinuous lines of Osage orange hedgerows, their thorny branches a testament to years of patient hedging. Distant farmsteads, mere smudges of white against the vast sky, punctuate the landscape, their silos like silent sentinels. The air itself carries the clean, dry scent of sun-baked earth and ripening grain, a fragrance that deepens as the afternoon sun angles lower, bathing the fields in a warm, golden light that seems to linger, reluctant to yield to twilight. The history of Westphalia is deeply entwined with the German Catholic immigrants who sought refuge and opportunity in this fertile corner of Anderson County, their faith a bedrock upon which they built their lives and their community. The imposing spires of St. Aloysius Catholic Church still dominate the small cluster of buildings, a proud echo of their enduring heritage. The local economy, once perhaps more varied, now primarily revolves around the steadfast agriculture that has always sustained this land, with cattle grazing on the verdant pastures and crops yielding their bounty under the broad Kansas sky. The rhythm of life in Westphalia is one of quiet continuity, a measured pace dictated by the seasons and the enduring spirit of its people, where the land itself seems to hold the memory of generations past.
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| Location | Westphalia, Anderson County, Kansas |
| Coordinates | 38.181968°N, 95.49026°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 66093 |
| Area Code | 913 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Westphalia, Kansas Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Westphalia, 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 Westphalia includes coordinates 38.181968°N, 95.490260°W, situated in Anderson County. ZIP code 66093. 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.
