Emporia, KS Weather Forecast
Lyon County, Kansas
Live radar, warnings and storm tracking for Emporia, with free alerts the moment it counts.
The next few hours
Taller, warmer bars mean heavier rain. Dotted means no reading for that hour.
Hour by hour
Sunrise and sunset
Next five days, scored 0 to 100The first day or two use the HRRR and NBM cloud layers. Later days only have total cloud, so treat them as a rough guide.
Know when sunset at this place will be worth a photo
We score every sunrise and sunset here from the cloud, haze and smoke forecast, and let you know when one is likely to light up. Sunrise the evening before, sunset a few hours ahead.
Seven-day outlook
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Emporia, KS at a glance
Emporia is home to about 24,105 people in Lyon County, across 12 square miles. It ranks 18th by population of 99 places in Kansas with a forecast here. The nearest neighbour with its own forecast is Osage City, 26 miles away.
- County
- Lyon County
- Population
- 24,105 2023 est.
- Land area
- 12 sq mi
- People per sq mi
- 1,957
- Forecast point
- 38.4029°N, 96.1929°W
How well can the network see Emporia?
The nearest Doppler radar is KTWX (Topeka, KS), to the N. Its lowest scan passes about 2,700 ft above Emporia. Close enough to see rotation in the low part of a storm, where tornadoes form. Emporia is closer to its radar than 54% of US cities.
The closest weather station is KEMP (Emporia Muni). Representative on most days, though a thunderstorm can hit one and miss the other.
Forecasts near Emporia
- Osage City, KS26 mi
- Burlington, KS28 mi
- Topeka, KS51 mi
- Ottawa, KS52 mi
- Garnett, KS52 mi
- Iola, KS54 mi
- El Dorado, KS54 mi
- Hillsboro, KS55 mi
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