Beaver, Kansas — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Beaver, Barton County.
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Beaver unfolds across the Kansas prairie, a quiet expanse where the sky seems to stretch forever, a vast, pale blue canvas brushed with the ephemeral strokes of passing clouds. It lies 56.6 miles north-west of Hutchinson, KS (from Hutchinson, KS: bearing 315°T), and is situated 19.8 miles north-north-east of Great Bend. The land here is a study in subtle contours, rolling gently, not with dramatic hills, but with a patient, sweeping grace that invites the eye to follow the distant horizon. Fields of wheat, when ripe, transform the landscape into a sea of rippling gold, a living, breathing entity that shifts and sighs with the prairie wind. In the stillness of late afternoon, the light takes on a honeyed quality, softening the edges of barns and farmhouses and casting long, attenuated shadows that stretch like weary travelers across the sun-baked earth. The air itself carries a clean, dry scent, a blend of sun-warmed dust and the faint, sweet perfume of wild grasses, a constant reminder of the elemental forces at play. The history of Beaver is etched not in grand monuments but in the enduring spirit of its people and the fertile soil that has sustained them. Settled by homesteaders drawn to the promise of open land and the chance to build a life from the ground up, Beaver’s economy has long been tied to the bounty of agriculture. Wheat and cattle remain the backbone of its livelihood, the cycles of planting and harvest dictating the rhythm of life, a rhythm that hums with a quiet, persistent energy. The grain elevators, tall sentinels against the immense sky, stand as silent testaments to this agricultural heritage, their silos holding not just grain but generations of hard work and resilience. Though smaller than many of its neighbors, Beaver possesses a distinctive character, a groundedness that comes from a deep connection to the land and a shared understanding of the challenges and rewards of rural life.
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| Location | Beaver, Barton County, Kansas |
| Coordinates | 38.640289°N, 98.667022°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 67525, 67544 |
| Area Code | 785 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Beaver, 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 Beaver includes coordinates 38.640289°N, 98.667022°W, situated in Barton County. ZIP code 67525, 67544. 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.