Garden City, Kansas Weather
Garden City, Kansas — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery for Garden City, Finney County.
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About Garden City, Kansas
Garden City unfolds across a landscape of broad horizons and an immense, ever-present sky. It lies 49.1 miles west-north-west of Dodge City, KS (from Dodge City, KS: bearing 288°T), and is situated 6.4 miles east of Holcomb. The terrain here is a testament to the prairie's vastness, a gently yielding earth that stretches towards the distant, hazy edges of the world. Fields of amber grain ripple under the ceaseless breath of the wind, their textures a rough velvet under the sun’s unwavering gaze, while the air itself carries a dry, clean scent, a perfume of dust and distant rain. The town’s buildings, practical and low-slung, seem to embrace the open space, their forms softened by the golden light of late afternoon as if absorbing the prairie's own quiet strength. The history of Garden City is deeply entwined with the fertile soil and the enduring spirit of those who have worked it. Once a stop along the Santa Fe Trail, its modern identity is primarily agricultural, a hub for the processing of beef and the cultivation of sugar beets and wheat, industries that have sculpted the local economy and the lives of its people. The Great Plains’ relentless spirit is palpable here, a constant reminder of the resilience required to thrive in this environment. While the town itself may not boast grand monuments, its character is etched in the sturdy grain elevators that pierce the sky and the quiet dignity of its residents, a community built on hard work and the shared understanding of this wide, open country.
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| Location | Garden City, Finney County, Kansas |
| Coordinates | 37.97169°N, 100.872662°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 67846 |
| Area Code | 785 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Garden City, Kansas Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Garden City, 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 Garden City includes coordinates 37.971690°N, 100.872662°W, situated in Finney County. ZIP code 67846. 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.
