Downs, Kansas Weather
Downs, Kansas — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Downs, Osborne County.
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About Downs, Kansas
Downs rests on a broad, undulating prairie, a place where the sky feels impossibly vast and the horizon stretches to a soft, hazy blue. It lies 67.5 miles north-west of Salina, KS (from Salina, KS: bearing 313°T), and is situated 9.1 miles east-north-east of Osborne. The land here is a study in subtle grades, rising and falling with a quiet grace that hints at ancient geological processes. Fields of wheat, golden under the Kansas sun, ripple like a gentle sea, their stalks whispering secrets on the breeze that sweeps unimpeded across the plains. Scattered farmsteads, their silos standing like sentinels, punctuate the landscape, each a small island in this ocean of cultivated earth. The air itself carries a clean, dry scent, mingled with the faint perfume of sun-baked soil and wild grasses, and as evening approaches, the light softens, bathing the fields in hues of amber and rose. The roots of Downs run deep into the agricultural heartland, a testament to the enduring spirit of those who first settled this fertile ground. Its economy has long been tied to the bounty of the land, with grain elevators standing as silent witnesses to generations of farmers who have coaxed sustenance from the rich soil. Though the railroad once played a pivotal role, shaping the very existence of Downs by connecting it to wider markets, today the quiet hum of tractors and the rustle of corn stalks are more dominant sounds. The character of Downs is one of quiet resilience and a deep connection to the natural rhythms of the seasons, a place where life unfolds at a pace dictated by the sun and the soil, and where the memories of pioneers are as palpable as the wind that sweeps across the open country.
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| Location | Downs, Osborne County, Kansas |
| Coordinates | 39.498622°N, 98.54201°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 67437 |
| Area Code | 785 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Downs, Kansas Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Downs, 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 Downs includes coordinates 39.498622°N, 98.542010°W, situated in Osborne County. ZIP code 67437. 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.
