Dorrance, Kansas Weather
Dorrance, Kansas — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Dorrance, Russell County.
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About Dorrance, Kansas
Dorrance lies open to the vast Kansas sky, a collection of buildings gathered on the flat, fertile earth. It lies 52.6 miles west of Salina, KS (from Salina, KS: bearing 271°T), and is situated 6.3 miles west-north-west of Wilson. The land here is a study in subtle gradients, a gentle sweep of prairie that rolls toward horizons so distant they seem painted on. Sunlight, when it falls, has a way of clarifying everything, revealing the stubble of harvested wheat fields and the tenacious green of summer grasses with a stark, honest beauty. The air, particularly in the late afternoon, carries a dry, clean scent, tinged with the dust of the roads and the faint, sweet perfume of wildflowers clinging to the edges of cultivated fields. The character of Dorrance is one of quiet endurance, a place that has learned to make its peace with the elements. The story of Dorrance is deeply entwined with the breadbasket of America, a legacy forged in wheat and cattle. Founded in the late 19th century, its early growth was spurred by the railroad, a lifeline that brought settlers and connected this prairie outpost to the wider world. The local economy still hums with the familiar rhythm of agriculture, the cycle of planting and harvest dictating much of the year’s pace. While no grand monuments mark its history, the very grain elevators that stand sentinel against the sky are a testament to decades of hard work and the bounty of this soil. The sense of community in Dorrance is palpable, built not on grand pronouncements but on the quiet understanding shared by those who call this stretch of Kansas home.
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| Location | Dorrance, Russell County, Kansas |
| Coordinates | 38.846678°N, 98.589516°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 67634 |
| Area Code | 785 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Dorrance, Kansas Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Dorrance, 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 Dorrance includes coordinates 38.846678°N, 98.589516°W, situated in Russell County. ZIP code 67634. 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.
