Dresden, Kansas Weather
Dresden, Kansas — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Dresden, Decatur County.
Full aviation weather for Dresden is published on the Oberlin Municipal Airport (KOIN) page, 25 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. 5 airfields within reach of Dresden 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 Dresden: Norton Municipal Airport (KNRN) 52 km · Hill City Municipal Airport (KHLC) 58 km · Shalz Field (KCBK) 58 km · Atwood-Rawlins City-County Airport (KADT) 58 km
Conditions reported at KOIN describe the airfield itself. Weather 25 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Dresden specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Dresden.
About Dresden, Kansas
Dresden rests on a high prairie, a place where the sky seems to stretch into forever, a vast, pale blue dome arching over land that rolls with a quiet, insistent grace. It lies 102.6 miles south-west of Kearney, NE (from Kearney, NE: bearing 224°T), and is situated 14.5 miles south-south-east of Oberlin. The fields here are a study in subtle hues: the deep, earthy brown of freshly turned soil in spring, the vibrant emerald of young wheat in summer, and the sun-bleached gold of ripe grain under an autumn sun. Wind, a constant companion on these plains, whispers through the sparse clusters of cottonwood trees that cling to the slight depressions in the terrain, their leaves rustling like secrets shared. The air itself, particularly in the early morning, carries a crisp, clean scent, tinged with the dry perfume of prairie grasses and the distant promise of rain. The history of Dresden is as deeply rooted in the soil as the wheat that still defines its local economy, a legacy passed down through generations of farmers who coaxed life from this seemingly austere land. This is a place where resilience is not a virtue, but a quiet, ingrained characteristic, born of long winters and the relentless embrace of the elements. Though agricultural pursuits remain central, the whispers of the past are everywhere: in the weathered barns that stand sentinel over empty fields, in the stoic facades of buildings that have witnessed the slow march of time, and in the shared memories of a community that understands the profound interconnectedness of land and life. Dresden’s story is one of enduring spirit, a testament to the persistent beauty found in the heart of the American plains.
Live animated radar for Dresden 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.
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| Location | Dresden, Decatur County, Kansas |
| Coordinates | 39.624171°N, 100.422364°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 67635 |
| Area Code | 785 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Dresden, Kansas Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Dresden, 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 Dresden includes coordinates 39.624171°N, 100.422364°W, situated in Decatur County. ZIP code 67635. 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.
