Ashland, Kansas Weather
Ashland, Kansas — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Ashland, Clark County.
Full aviation weather for Ashland is published on the Harold Krier Field (K58) page, 2 km away. It carries the current METAR decoded into plain language — surface wind, visibility, cloud layers and ceiling, temperature and dewpoint, and altimeter setting — alongside the raw observation as transmitted. 4 airfields within reach of Ashland have their own pages, listed below.
The Terminal Aerodrome Forecast (TAF) is shown across its full validity period, with each change group broken out so you can see when conditions are expected to shift. Flight category is derived automatically — VFR, MVFR, IFR or LIFR — from reported ceiling and visibility, with runway details and field elevation alongside. Observations update roughly hourly and forecasts several times a day.
Other airports near Ashland: Buffalo Municipal Airport (KBFK) 38 km · Comanche County Airport (K3K8) 39 km · Meade Municipal Airport (KMEJ) 53 km
Conditions reported at K58 describe the airfield itself. Weather 2 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Ashland specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Ashland.
About Ashland, Kansas
Ashland unfolds across a landscape of subtle, sweeping horizons, where the Flint Hills begin to soften into the broader plains of southwestern Kansas. It lies 41.3 miles south-south-east of Dodge City, KS (from Dodge City, KS: bearing 160°T), and is situated 25.5 miles north-north-west of Buffalo. The sky here is an immense canvas, often painted with the bruised purples and fiery oranges of a prairie sunset, casting a long, golden light across the gently rolling terrain. Fields of amber wheat and verdant alfalfa stretch to meet the horizon, punctuated by the occasional cluster of cottonwood trees lining dry creek beds or the weathered silhouette of a solitary farmhouse. The air, especially in the late afternoon, carries a dry, clean scent, a distillation of sun-baked earth and ripening grain. Life in Ashland moves with a deliberate, unhurried cadence, a quiet hum that seems to resonate with the vastness of its surroundings, where the wind is often the most vocal inhabitant. The story of Ashland is deeply entwined with the agricultural heartland of Clark County, a place that has long drawn its sustenance from the fertile, if sometimes unforgiving, prairie soil. Originally settled by ranchers and farmers drawn by the promise of open range and opportunity, its economy remains rooted in the cultivation of crops and the raising of livestock. The very character of Ashland is shaped by this enduring connection to the land, a resilience born from generations of wrestling bounty from the earth. While no grand monuments mark its past, the quiet persistence of its people, the enduring agricultural rhythm, and the stark beauty of the land itself stand as a testament to Ashland's enduring spirit.
Live animated radar for Ashland and surroundings — RainViewer.
NOAA GOES-16 GEOCOLOR — live animated loop updated every 10 minutes. Shows cloud cover, storm systems and weather patterns across the continental US.
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| Location | Ashland, Clark County, Kansas |
| Coordinates | 37.188638°N, 99.765683°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 67831 |
| Area Code | 785 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Ashland, Kansas Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Ashland, Kansas, including current conditions, a 24-hour hourly forecast, 7-day outlook, NWS extended text forecast, precipitation radar and NOAA GOES-16 satellite imagery. Aviation weather — live METAR observations and TAF forecasts — is published separately on the pages for the nearest reporting airports, linked from the aviation section above. 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 Ashland includes coordinates 37.188638°N, 99.765683°W, situated in Clark County. ZIP code 67831. 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. 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.
