El Dorado, Kansas Weather
El Dorado, Kansas — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery for El Dorado, Butler County.
Full aviation weather for El Dorado is published on the Captain Jack Thomas El Dorado Airport (KEQA) page, 6 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 El Dorado 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 El Dorado: Augusta Municipal Airport (K3AU) 25 km · Colonel James Jabara Airport (KAAO) 32 km · Butler Airpark (K6KS) 34 km · Beech Factory Airport (KBEC) 34 km · Cessna Aircraft Field (KCEA) 39 km
Conditions reported at KEQA describe the airfield itself. Weather 6 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at El Dorado specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
About El Dorado, Kansas
El Dorado rests in a sweep of Kansas prairie, where the land rises and falls with a gentle, patient hand. It lies 27.4 miles east-north-east of Wichita, KS (from Wichita, KS: bearing 71°T), and is situated 7.6 miles east of Towanda. The sky here is a vast, ever-changing canvas, its blues deepening into bruised purples at dusk, and the air often carries the scent of sun-baked earth and ripening crops. The Flint Hills are a distant, hazy promise to the west, their bluestem grasses a rippling sea under the wind. The Walnut River, a ribbon of cool, flowing water, carves its way through the terrain, offering a quiet counterpoint to the open expanse. This is a place built on the enduring spirit of the land and the foresight of those who settled it. El Dorado’s history is tied to the oil fields that once pulsed beneath its surface, a boom and bust cycle that shaped its character and left behind a legacy of resilience. The local economy today draws strength from agriculture, with fields of wheat and corn stretching to the horizon, and a growing presence in manufacturing and energy. The historic courthouse stands as a stoic landmark, its stone a testament to the permanence of community, and the annual Butler County Free Fair remains a vibrant tradition, drawing families together for a celebration of rural life and local pride.
Live animated radar for El Dorado 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 | El Dorado, Butler County, Kansas |
| Coordinates | 37.81724°N, 96.862252°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 67042 |
| Area Code | 785 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This El Dorado, Kansas Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for El Dorado, 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 El Dorado includes coordinates 37.817240°N, 96.862252°W, situated in Butler County. ZIP code 67042. 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.
