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Steve, it's actually Independence, MO we stayed at many times, not Independence, KS!
However, I grew up in Kansas. I've not spent a lot of time in the Independence area but have done some weekend fishing trips in the area.
September will be warm/hot with some humidity but shouldn't be as humid as northern Kansas. The weather can vary tremendously from one year to the next. Figure you may have daily highs in the 70's to 80's or 80's to low 90's.
October should be beautiful and is the time you'll be seeing Fall colors. The last half of October.
November usually will be decent, getting colder as the month progresses. You may or may not get some freezing weather the last half of the month.
December usually is highs in the 50's or even 60's in the first half of the month. Or in some years you may see highs ranging from 50 down to maybe 10 for a few days.
Usually the first snowfall will be right around Christmas or a little after. But we've seen wintes with a couple of inches as early as late October. And we've seen several inches in December, even 12 to 18 inches total. That's not the norm, though.
In other words, Colleen, it's Kansas. The weather is very unpredictable. But the area you are going to is pretty laid back and relaxed. If you like to fish, Big Hill Lake over by Cherryvale used to be (maybe still is?) and excellent bass lake. I've heard Elk City Reservoir is good but don't know first hand. By the way, Cherryvale is where Vivian Vance was born and grew up. And don't miss the Dalton Gang Museum in Coffeyville. And Fort Scott (the renovated Fort) at the town of Fort Scott.
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