Derby, Kansas Weather
Derby, Kansas — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery for Derby, Sedgwick County.
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About Derby, Kansas
Derby unfurls across the gently rolling prairie, a landscape painted in broad strokes of prairie grass and the muted greens of cultivated fields. It lies 10.8 miles south-south-east of Wichita, KS (from Wichita, KS: bearing 160°T), and is situated 4.7 miles east-south-east of Haysville. The sky here is an immense, ever-shifting canvas, its vastness amplified by the flat terrain, where the horizon seems to stretch into an eternal embrace. Even on the most ordinary afternoon, a certain luminous quality can settle over the land, as if the very air itself holds a soft, diffuse light, lending a subtle glow to the weathered barns and the occasional stand of cottonwood trees that punctuate the open spaces. The breeze, when it stirs, carries the dry, sweet scent of sun-baked earth and distant hay, a constant reminder of the agricultural heart that beats beneath the surface of Derby. This is a place shaped by the persistent spirit of its settlers, who, in the late 19th century, saw potential in this fertile expanse. Derby grew from a humble crossroads, its early economy intrinsically tied to the agricultural bounty of Sedgwick County, with wheat and cattle forming the backbone of its prosperity. The arrival of aviation in the 20th century, however, brought a profound transformation, drawing industries and skilled workers that reshaped Derby's character and economic landscape. Today, while the echoes of its agrarian past are still discernible in the quiet rhythm of daily life and the enduring presence of the land, Derby also pulses with a more modern energy, a testament to its adaptability and forward-looking vision.
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| Location | Derby, Sedgwick County, Kansas |
| Coordinates | 37.545574°N, 97.268933°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 67037 |
| Area Code | 785 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Derby, Kansas Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Derby, 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 Derby includes coordinates 37.545574°N, 97.268933°W, situated in Sedgwick County. ZIP code 67037. 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.
