Edson, Kansas Weather
Edson, Kansas — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Edson, Sherman County.
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About Edson, Kansas
Edson lies under a vast, patient sky, a place where the land stretches out in broad, sun-drenched plains. It lies 101.0 miles north-north-west of Garden City, KS (from Garden City, KS: bearing 339°T), and is situated 9.1 miles east of Goodland. The terrain, a gentle sweep of tawny grasses and stoic fields, rolls toward a horizon that seems to hold the very edge of the world. Here, the air tastes clean and dry, carrying the faint, sweet scent of ripening wheat and the mineral tang of the earth itself. Even the clouds, when they gather, drift with a certain deliberate grace, casting slow-moving shadows that paint fleeting patterns on the undulating ground. The silence is profound, broken only by the whisper of wind through the stalks or the distant, melancholic cry of a hawk circling high above. The history of Edson is etched into its very being, a story of resilience and quiet perseverance. It was a place shaped by the plow and the persistent spirit of those who sought a life on this open prairie, their dreams carried on the wind like dandelion seeds. The local economy, historically tied to the bounty of the land, still finds its pulse in the cycles of agriculture, the rhythm of planting and harvest dictating the pace of life. Though the days of vast cattle drives have long since faded into memory, the legacy of those early pioneers remains, a quiet strength in the character of the people who call Edson home. The sunlight, especially in the late afternoon, seems to possess a unique quality here, a molten gold that softens the edges of the landscape and imbues the scene with a timeless, almost wistful beauty.
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| Location | Edson, Sherman County, Kansas |
| Coordinates | 39.337224°N, 101.540445°W |
| Timezone | Mountain Time (America/Denver) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 67733 |
| Area Code | 785 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Edson, Kansas Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Edson, 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 Edson includes coordinates 39.337224°N, 101.540445°W, situated in Sherman County. ZIP code 67733. Telephone area code: 785. Timezone: Mountain Time (America/Denver).
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.
