Cimarron, Kansas Weather
Cimarron, Kansas — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery for Cimarron, Gray County.
Full aviation weather for Cimarron is published on the Montezuma Municipal Airport (K17) page, 27 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 Cimarron 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 Cimarron: Garden City Regional Airport (KGCK) 36 km · Jenkinson Airport (KM64) 51 km · Borth Field (K3K4) 57 km · Meade Municipal Airport (KMEJ) 59 km
Conditions reported at K17 describe the airfield itself. Weather 27 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Cimarron specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
About Cimarron, Kansas
Cimarron unfurls itself upon a landscape of wide, unbroken horizons, where the earth, a palette of muted ochres and sun-baked tans, stretches to meet a vast, often azure sky. It lies 18.5 miles west-north-west of Dodge City, KS (from Dodge City, KS: bearing 282°T), and is situated 15.5 miles north-north-east of Montezuma. The terrain here is a study in subtle elevation, gentle swells that suggest ancient, unseen forces shaping the land, punctuated by the occasional tenacious cluster of cottonwoods or hardy scrub brush that cling to life with remarkable resilience. A profound quietude often settles over Cimarron, broken only by the sigh of the wind across the prairie grasses or the distant, resonant call of a hawk circling high above, a sound that seems to echo the boundless expanse. The air itself carries a dry, clean scent, a distillation of sun and soil, and at dusk, the light spills across the land in a slow, golden tide, lending an almost ethereal glow to the ordinary contours of the prairie. The story of Cimarron is one of hardy pioneers and the relentless pursuit of sustenance from this formidable prairie soil, a narrative etched into the very character of its people and the enduring agricultural heart of the region. For generations, the economy of Cimarron has been intrinsically tied to the land, with wheat fields rippling like golden seas under the summer sun and cattle grazing on the open pastures, a testament to the enduring power of traditional livelihoods. Whispers of its past as a vital stop along historic trails sometimes drift through the air, a reminder of the journeys that once converged on this seemingly remote locale. While grand monuments are few, the enduring spirit of Cimarron resides in the quiet dignity of its homes, the steady hum of its essential services, and the deep-rooted connection its inhabitants share with the wide, enduring prairie that defines their existence.
Live animated radar for Cimarron 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 | Cimarron, Gray County, Kansas |
| Coordinates | 37.806688°N, 100.3482°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 67835 |
| Area Code | 785 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Cimarron, Kansas Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Cimarron, 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 Cimarron includes coordinates 37.806688°N, 100.348200°W, situated in Gray County. ZIP code 67835. 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.
