Atwood, Kansas Weather
Atwood, Kansas — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery for Atwood, Rawlins County.
Full aviation weather for Atwood is published on the Atwood-Rawlins City-County Airport (KADT) page, 4 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 Atwood 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 Atwood: Shalz Field (KCBK) 42 km · Oberlin Municipal Airport (KOIN) 43 km · McCook Ben Nelson Regional Airport (KMCK) 59 km
Conditions reported at KADT describe the airfield itself. Weather 4 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Atwood specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
About Atwood, Kansas
Atwood rests on a broad expanse of Kansas prairie, where the sky feels impossibly vast and the horizon stretches with an unbroken, gentle sweep. It lies 120.4 miles west-south-west of Kearney, NE (from Kearney, NE: bearing 240°T), and is situated 28.4 miles north of Colby. The land itself is a study in muted tones and subtle contours, a canvas of wheat fields and pastures that shift from emerald green in the spring to a sun-baked gold by late summer. The air here carries the clean, dry scent of earth and distant rain, a constant reminder of the elemental forces that shape this place. The character of Atwood is one of quiet resilience, a steadfastness born from generations of living in tune with the rhythms of the plains. The sunlight at dusk often paints the western sky in hues of rose and lavender, a fleeting, breathtaking spectacle that seems to hold the entire world in its silent embrace. This corner of Rawlins County, where Atwood has grown, has always been defined by the land and the hardy spirit of those who cultivate it. The local economy is deeply rooted in agriculture, with grain elevators standing like sentinels along the railway lines, testament to the bounty of the surrounding farms. The history of Atwood is one of pioneers carving a life from this seemingly unyielding terrain, their stories whispered in the wind that rustles through the corn stalks. The town retains a palpable sense of its past, a connection to the early settlers who established its foundations. While not a place of grand monuments, Atwood offers a genuine glimpse into the heartland of America, a community that thrives on its own terms, its distinctive character shaped by the endless sky and the rich, dark soil beneath.
Live animated radar for Atwood 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 | Atwood, Rawlins County, Kansas |
| Coordinates | 39.806668°N, 101.042101°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 67730 |
| Area Code | 785 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Atwood, Kansas Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Atwood, 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 Atwood includes coordinates 39.806668°N, 101.042101°W, situated in Rawlins County. ZIP code 67730. 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.
