Ensign, Kansas Weather
Ensign, Kansas — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Ensign, Gray County.
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About Ensign, Kansas
Ensign rests upon a land where the horizon seems to stretch into eternity, a vast expanse of undulating prairie that swallows the sky. It lies 13.7 miles west-south-west of Dodge City, KS (from Dodge City, KS: bearing 240°T), and is situated 12.3 miles south-south-east of Cimarron. The earth here, a rich ochre under the relentless sun, rolls gently, broken only by the occasional solitary cottonwood or a meandering, sun-baked creek bed. In the late afternoon, the light takes on a liquid gold quality, bathing the sparse fields of wheat and sorghum in a warm, almost palpable glow, and the air itself feels dry and clean, carrying the faint scent of sun-baked dust and distant, ripening grain. The character of Ensign is one of quiet resilience, a place where the elements have shaped not just the land but the very souls of those who call it home. The history of Ensign is deeply intertwined with the westward expansion of agriculture, a testament to the tenacity of early settlers who coaxed life from this seemingly unyielding soil. For generations, the local economy has been tethered to the land, with wheat farming dominating the agricultural landscape and the rhythm of planting and harvest dictating the pulse of life. While no grand monuments mark its past, the stoic, weathered grain elevators standing sentinel against the immense sky are monuments enough, whispering tales of boom and bust cycles, of dreams sown in fertile ground and aspirations carried on the prairie wind. The distinctive character of Ensign lies in this enduring connection to the earth, a profound and unpretentious relationship that continues to define its present and shape its future.
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| Location | Ensign, Gray County, Kansas |
| Coordinates | 37.6528°N, 100.233753°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 67841 |
| Area Code | 785 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Ensign, Kansas Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Ensign, 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 Ensign includes coordinates 37.652800°N, 100.233753°W, situated in Gray County. ZIP code 67841. 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.
