Eastshore, Kansas Weather
Eastshore, Kansas — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Eastshore, Marion County.
Full aviation weather for Eastshore is published on the Hiebert Airfield (K17Q) page, 30 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 Eastshore 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 Eastshore: Newton City-County Airport (KEWK) 40 km · Herington Regional Airport (KHRU) 42 km · Moundridge Municipal Airport (K47K) 42 km · Cottonwood Falls Airport (K9K0) 46 km · Mc Pherson Airport (KMPR) 54 km
Conditions reported at K17Q describe the airfield itself. Weather 30 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Eastshore specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Eastshore.
About Eastshore, Kansas
Eastshore lies at the gentle edge of the Flint Hills, a place where the prairie unfurls towards the horizon with a quiet tenacity. It lies 43.0 miles south-east of Salina, KS (from Salina, KS: bearing 137°T), and is situated 7.4 miles east-north-east of Hillsboro. The land here is a study in subtle greens and golds, a rolling expanse that breathes with the wind. Fields of wheat and sorghum ripple like a vast, sun-bleached ocean, punctuated by the darker, more resolute forms of scattered farmsteads. The air, especially in the early morning, carries a clean, crisp scent of damp earth and distant hay, a fragrance that speaks of the open sky and the deep, unhurried pulse of the land. Sunlight, when it catches the dew on the tall grasses, can lend the landscape a fleeting, almost ethereal glow, transforming the ordinary into something profoundly beautiful. The history of Eastshore is deeply intertwined with the fertile soil and the resilience of those who have worked it. Early settlers, drawn by the promise of agricultural bounty, established a community built on hard work and mutual support, their legacy visible in the enduring farm structures and the well-worn paths that crisscross the terrain. The local economy remains rooted in agriculture, with grain elevators standing as silent sentinels against the vast prairie sky, their presence a constant reminder of the region’s enduring connection to the land. While not boasting grand monuments, Eastshore possesses a quiet strength, a characteristic born from generations of living in harmony with the seasons and the land’s generous, yet demanding, spirit.
Live animated radar for Eastshore 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 | Eastshore, Marion County, Kansas |
| Coordinates | 38.381958°N, 97.073912°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 66861 |
| Area Code | 913 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Eastshore, Kansas Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Eastshore, 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 Eastshore includes coordinates 38.381958°N, 97.073912°W, situated in Marion County. ZIP code 66861. Telephone area code: 913. 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.
