Bison, Kansas Weather
Bison, Kansas — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Bison, Rush County.
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About Bison, Kansas
Bison sprawls across a landscape that seems to exhale the vastness of the sky. It lies 69.4 miles north-east of Dodge City, KS (from Dodge City, KS: bearing 40°T), and is situated 6.1 miles east of La Crosse. The land here is a study in subtle gradients, a gentle swell of prairie that rolls toward horizons so distant they blur into the pale blue. Sunlight, when it breaks through the wide, open heavens, paints the fields in broad strokes of gold and ochre, while the air itself carries a clean, dry scent, tinged with the faint, sweet perfume of wild grasses. Even the wind seems to possess a particular character, a steady, unhurried breath that whispers across the cultivated fields and stirs the dust on the unpaved roads that thread through the countryside. The very feel of the earth underfoot, firm and yielding in turns, speaks of a place shaped by the elements and by the quiet persistence of life. The story of Bison is inextricably bound to the fertile crescent of the surrounding plains, a history etched not in stone but in the turning of soil and the enduring spirit of its people. For generations, agriculture has been the lifeblood of this locale, with wheat and sorghum standing as silent sentinels in the endless fields, their stalks whispering tales of harvests past and future. The rhythm of life here is dictated by the seasons, a steady cadence of planting, growing, and reaping that has sustained Bison through boom and quietude. While grand monuments are scarce, the true attractions lie in the open vistas, the quiet dignity of farmsteads that have weathered decades, and the deep-rooted sense of community that binds its residents, a shared understanding forged in the crucible of prairie life.
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| Location | Bison, Rush County, Kansas |
| Coordinates | 38.522791°N, 99.197322°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 67520 |
| Area Code | 785 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Bison, Kansas Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Bison, 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 Bison includes coordinates 38.522791°N, 99.197322°W, situated in Rush County. ZIP code 67520. 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.
