Detroit, Kansas Weather
Detroit, Kansas — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Detroit, Dickinson County.
Full aviation weather for Detroit is published on the Freeman Field (K3JC) 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. 6 airfields within reach of Detroit 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 Detroit: Marshall Army Air Field (KFRI) 34 km · Herington Regional Airport (KHRU) 38 km · Manhattan Regional Airport (KMHK) 45 km · Salina Municipal Airport (KSLN) 49 km · Clay Center Municipal Airport (KCYW) 50 km
Conditions reported at K3JC describe the airfield itself. Weather 27 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Detroit specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Detroit.
About Detroit, Kansas
Detroit, Kansas, lies under a sky that seems to stretch forever, an immense canvas of blue punctuated by the slow drift of cumulus clouds. It lies 27.2 miles east-north-east of Salina, KS (from Salina, KS: bearing 76°T), and is situated 5.2 miles east-north-east of Abilene. The land rolls with a quiet dignity, a tapestry of prairie grasses that ripple like a golden sea under the ceaseless Kansas wind, broken here and there by the sturdy, determined shapes of farmsteads. The air, especially in the late afternoon, carries a dry warmth, tinged with the scent of sun-baked earth and distant ripening grain, a perfume that is both elemental and deeply comforting. The horizon is a sharp, unbroken line, a constant reminder of the vastness that enfolds this small settlement. This stretch of Dickinson County has a history tied to the fertile soil and the perseverance of those who worked it, a legacy evident in the weathered barns and the fields that have been cultivated for generations. The local economy still leans on the bounty of the land, with agriculture forming the backbone of life here, the rhythm of planting and harvest dictating the pulse of Detroit. While no grand monuments mark its presence, the enduring spirit of the people, their quiet resilience and connection to the earth, forms the true character of Detroit, a place where the whisper of the wind through the tall grass tells stories older than any written word.
Live animated radar for Detroit 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.
Source: NOAA/NESDIS GOES-East · Public domain · Auto-updates on page reload
| Location | Detroit, Dickinson County, Kansas |
| Coordinates | 38.935°N, 97.120851°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 67410 |
| Area Code | 785 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Detroit, Kansas Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Detroit, 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 Detroit includes coordinates 38.935000°N, 97.120851°W, situated in Dickinson County. ZIP code 67410. 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.
