Bunker Hill, Kansas Weather
Bunker Hill, Kansas — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Bunker Hill, Russell County.
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About Bunker Hill, Kansas
Bunker Hill rises from the Kansas prairie as a low, verdant swell, its gentle slopes patterned with the golden blush of ripening wheat and the deeper green of summer corn. It lies 58.8 miles west of Salina, KS (from Salina, KS: bearing 273°T), and is situated 8.5 miles east of Russell. The sky here is an endless canvas, vast and impossibly blue, often painted with the slow drift of cumulus clouds that cast fleeting shadows across the undulating land. A scattering of cottonwood trees, their leaves a bright, almost luminous green against the earth, punctuate the horizon, offering the only significant vertical relief in this broad, sun-drenched expanse. The air itself carries a dry, clean scent, a blend of sun-baked soil and the faintest whisper of distant wildflowers, a testament to the raw, unadorned beauty of the Great Plains. The history of Bunker Hill is written in the enduring spirit of its farming families, who have coaxed sustenance from this land for generations, their lives intrinsically tied to the cycles of planting and harvest. Originally settled by German immigrants drawn to the fertile soil, the community’s economy remains rooted in agriculture, a steady, dependable pulse beat beneath the surface of everyday life. The grain elevators, stark sentinels against the sky, stand as silent monuments to this enduring legacy, their concrete silos holding the wealth of the earth. In the quiet of twilight, the low hum of tractors working late fields can sometimes be heard, a familiar soundtrack to the enduring character of Bunker Hill, a place where hard work and the open sky are inextricably linked.
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| Location | Bunker Hill, Russell County, Kansas |
| Coordinates | 38.875844°N, 98.703966°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 67626 |
| Area Code | 785 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Bunker Hill, Kansas Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Bunker Hill, 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 Bunker Hill includes coordinates 38.875844°N, 98.703966°W, situated in Russell County. ZIP code 67626. 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.
