Alton, Kansas Weather
Alton, Kansas — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Alton, Osborne County.
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About Alton, Kansas
Alton is a quiet presence on the Kansas prairie, a place where the sky feels vast and the land rolls with a subtle, patient grace. It lies 82.6 miles south-south-west of Hastings, NE (from Hastings, NE: bearing 201°T), and is situated 17.1 miles east of Stockton. The horizon here is a clean line, often softened by the pearly haze of summer or the sharp clarity of winter air, with the occasional cluster of cottonwoods marking the course of a forgotten creek bed. Fields of wheat and corn stretch out in orderly swathes, their colors shifting with the seasons from the pale gold of harvest to the vibrant greens of early growth, and the wind, a constant companion, whispers through the tall grasses and rustles the leaves of the few scattered trees. The buildings of Alton, mostly low-slung and weathered, seem to absorb the light, their muted tones blending into the surrounding landscape as if they, too, grew from the earth. The history of Alton is etched not in grand monuments, but in the enduring spirit of those who settled this ground, drawn by the promise of fertile soil and open space. It was a stop along the old stagecoach routes, a place where weary travelers found a moment’s respite before continuing their journey westward, and the local economy, still anchored in agriculture, reflects that deep connection to the land. The grain elevators, standing sentinel against the immense sky, are a visible testament to the harvest that sustains the region, and the quiet hum of pickup trucks on dusty roads speaks to the unhurried rhythm of life. There's a palpable sense of continuity in Alton, a feeling that the present is built upon the quiet labor and steady resolve of generations past, a continuation of a story told in the soil and the sky.
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| Location | Alton, Osborne County, Kansas |
| Coordinates | 39.470844°N, 98.948139°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 67623 |
| Area Code | 785 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Alton, Kansas Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Alton, 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 Alton includes coordinates 39.470844°N, 98.948139°W, situated in Osborne County. ZIP code 67623. Telephone area code: 785. 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.
