Bennington, Kansas Weather
Bennington, Kansas — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery for Bennington, Ottawa County.
Full aviation weather for Bennington is published on the Minneapolis City County Airport (K45K) page, 13 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. 5 airfields within reach of Bennington 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 Bennington: Salina Municipal Airport (KSLN) 27 km · Lincoln Municipal Airport (K71) 50 km · Clay Center Municipal Airport (KCYW) 55 km · Blosser Municipal Airport (KCNK) 58 km
Conditions reported at K45K describe the airfield itself. Weather 13 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Bennington specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
About Bennington, Kansas
Bennington rests on the gentle swells of the Kansas prairie, where the sky stretches vast and unbroken, a canvas for the sun's slow arc. It lies 13.2 miles north of Salina, KS (from Salina, KS: bearing 4°T), and is situated 8.7 miles south-east of Minneapolis. The land here is a study in subtle hues, the tall grasses rippling in waves of green and gold under the wide, open sky, giving way to the rich, dark earth of cultivated fields. A quiet presence, Bennington feels like a breath held in the expansive landscape, its modest buildings a grounded anchor against the immensity. The air itself carries a clean, dry scent, tinged with the dust of the road and the distant perfume of ripening wheat, a sensory whisper of the surrounding agricultural heartland. The story of Bennington is written in the sturdy, practical character of its people and the land they have shaped. Founded by settlers drawn to the fertile soil, its economy has long been tied to the rhythm of the harvest, the grain elevators standing as silent sentinels to the bounty of the plains. Though not a place of grand monuments, Bennington possesses a quiet resilience, its history a testament to the enduring spirit of those who sought a life here. The local gathering places, humble and welcoming, serve as the true landmarks, where stories are shared and the pulse of daily life beats steadily, a gentle echo of the generations that have called this prairie home.
Live animated radar for Bennington 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 | Bennington, Ottawa County, Kansas |
| Coordinates | 39.030556°N, 97.594199°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 67422 |
| Area Code | 785 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Bennington, Kansas Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Bennington, 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 Bennington includes coordinates 39.030556°N, 97.594199°W, situated in Ottawa County. ZIP code 67422. 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.
