Willis, Kansas — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Willis, Brown County.
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Willis rests in a landscape of subtle, rolling terrain, where the rich, dark earth of Brown County yields its bounty to the sun. It lies 35.1 miles west of St. Joseph, MO (from St. Joseph, MO: bearing 265°T), and is situated 9.0 miles south of Hiawatha. Fields of corn and soybeans stretch towards the horizon, their emerald and gold hues shifting with the passing clouds, a quiet testament to the agricultural heart of this place. The air here carries the scent of freshly turned soil and, in the evening, a faint, sweet perfume from the wild blossoms that fringe the ditches and fence rows. The sky above Willis seems immense, an unbroken canvas where hawks circle lazily on thermal currents, their shadows briefly sweeping across the land below. The character of Willis is one of steady persistence, a quiet strength that mirrors the enduring nature of the prairie itself. The history of Willis is deeply entwined with the fertile soil and the resourceful spirit of its early settlers, who carved a life from this land in the late 19th century. The local economy has long been anchored in agriculture, with generations of families cultivating the same fields, their livelihoods tied to the predictable yet often capricious rhythms of the seasons. While large-scale industry has largely bypassed Willis, its vitality is sustained by the small businesses that serve the surrounding farms and the steady hum of everyday life in the county. The presence of nearby streams and the gentle slopes of the land speak of a landscape shaped by water and time, a place where the past is not so much a relic as a living presence, felt in the enduring traditions and the quiet pride of its residents.
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| Location | Willis, Brown County, Kansas |
| Coordinates | 39.725004°N, 95.505814°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 66434 |
| 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 Willis, 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 Willis includes coordinates 39.725004°N, 95.505814°W, situated in Brown County. ZIP code 66434. 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.