Frederick, Kansas Weather
Frederick, Kansas — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Frederick, Rice County.
Full aviation weather for Frederick is published on the Lyons-Rice County Municipal Airport (KLYO) page, 20 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. 4 airfields within reach of Frederick 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 Frederick: Ellsworth Municipal Airport (K9K7) 27 km · Mc Pherson Airport (KMPR) 53 km · Great Bend Municipal Airport (KGBD) 55 km
Conditions reported at KLYO describe the airfield itself. Weather 20 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Frederick specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Frederick.
About Frederick, Kansas
Frederick lies where the Kansas prairie rolls out in a vast, unbroken sweep under an immense sky. It lies 36.3 miles north-north-west of Hutchinson, KS (from Hutchinson, KS: bearing 330°T), and is situated 12.2 miles north-north-west of Lyons. The land itself is a gentle cradle of tawny grasses and stoic trees, punctuated by the occasional shimmer of heat rising from the soil on a summer afternoon. A quietude reigns here, broken only by the sigh of wind through the wheat fields or the distant hum of a tractor. The air, especially at dawn, carries a crispness that hints at the long, clear days of this central plains country, the light a soft, diffused gold that paints the horizon with subtle hues. This is a place where the past is as palpable as the present, a testament to the hardiness of those who first settled these fields. Frederick’s story is etched into the grain of the soil, a narrative of agriculture and resilience. The local economy, deeply rooted in farming, continues to draw sustenance from the rich black earth, with wheat and sorghum often stretching as far as the eye can see. While the bustling metropolises are a world away, the quiet dignity of Frederick offers a different kind of richness, a connection to the land and a way of life that has endured, finding its own unique beauty in the enduring simplicity of the heartland.
Live animated radar for Frederick 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 | Frederick, Rice County, Kansas |
| Coordinates | 38.513343°N, 98.268395°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 67444 |
| Area Code | 785 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Frederick, Kansas Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Frederick, 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 Frederick includes coordinates 38.513343°N, 98.268395°W, situated in Rice County. ZIP code 67444. 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.
