Copeland, Kansas Weather
Copeland, Kansas — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Copeland, Gray County.
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About Copeland, Kansas
Copeland exists as a quiet sentinel on the wide, sun-baked plains of Gray County. It lies 32.5 miles south-south-east of Garden City, KS (from Garden City, KS: bearing 156°T), and is situated 12.5 miles east-north-east of Sublette. Here, the land stretches out in an unbroken expanse, a canvas of tawny grasses and cultivated fields that meet the horizon in a soft, almost bruised line beneath an immense sky. The air itself feels thinned and clear, carrying the scent of dry earth and the distant promise of rain, a subtle perfume that clings to everything. Buildings here are low-slung, practical structures, their colors muted against the overwhelming earth tones, and the pervasive quiet is broken only by the drone of an occasional tractor or the whistle of wind through the sparse trees lining the roads. The light at dusk possesses a peculiar, almost liquid quality, transforming the flat landscape into a panorama of deepening purples and golds, where shadows lengthen and the world seems to hold its breath. The story of Copeland is written in the soil and the tireless efforts of those who coax sustenance from it. This is a place deeply rooted in agriculture, where wheat fields ripple like golden seas under the summer sun, and the rhythm of the seasons dictates the pulse of daily life. The town’s economy has long been tied to the bounty of the land, with grain elevators standing as silent, proud monuments to generations of farming. While the outward appearance of Copeland may suggest a simple existence, a closer look reveals a quiet resilience, a steadfast character born of enduring the often-harsh but always beautiful prairie environment. Conversations here often turn to the weather, the crops, and the enduring community spirit that binds its residents together against the vastness of their surroundings.
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| Location | Copeland, Gray County, Kansas |
| Coordinates | 37.541968°N, 100.6296°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 67837 |
| Area Code | 785 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Copeland, Kansas Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Copeland, 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 Copeland includes coordinates 37.541968°N, 100.629600°W, situated in Gray County. ZIP code 67837. 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.
