Ellinwood, Kansas Weather
Ellinwood, Kansas — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery for Ellinwood, Barton County.
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About Ellinwood, Kansas
Ellinwood unfolds across a broad, gently rolling prairie, where the land stretches to a horizon that feels both vast and intimately close. It lies 40.8 miles west-north-west of Hutchinson, KS (from Hutchinson, KS: bearing 300°T), and is situated 10.0 miles east of Great Bend. The sky here is a character in itself, a canvas of ever-shifting blues and grays, often painted with dramatic cloud formations that cast fleeting shadows across the fields. The air, especially in the early morning or late afternoon, carries a clean, dry scent of sun-baked earth and ripening grain, a subtle perfume of the Great Plains. Low-slung buildings, often of weathered brick or clapboard, cluster along streets that seem to follow the land's natural contours, giving Ellinwood a grounded, unpretentious feel, as if it grew organically from the very soil it inhabits. The occasional mature tree, a stoic sentinel against the open expanse, offers a welcome punctuation of shade. This is a place where the echoes of westward expansion still resonate, a history woven into the economic fabric of Ellinwood through its agricultural roots. The land’s fertility, coaxed from the prairie by generations of farmers, continues to be the bedrock of its prosperity, with wheat and sorghum fields shimmering gold and green under the relentless Kansas sun. The iconic Santa Fe Trail once passed nearby, leaving a faint but indelible mark on the region's narrative, and the town itself was established in the late 19th century, drawing settlers eager to cultivate this fertile territory. Today, Ellinwood maintains a strong sense of community, a quiet determination that is palpable in the way businesses support one another and neighbors greet each other by name, a distinctive character shaped by the resilience and resourcefulness of prairie life. The presence of historic architecture, particularly the striking Barton County Courthouse, serves as a visible reminder of the town’s enduring legacy.
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| Location | Ellinwood, Barton County, Kansas |
| Coordinates | 38.355568°N, 98.580911°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 67526 |
| Area Code | 785 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Ellinwood, Kansas Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Ellinwood, 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 Ellinwood includes coordinates 38.355568°N, 98.580911°W, situated in Barton County. ZIP code 67526. 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.
