Great Bend, Kansas Weather
Great Bend, Kansas — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery for Great Bend, Barton County.
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About Great Bend, Kansas
Great Bend unfolds across a landscape defined by the broad, generous sweep of the prairie. It lies 50.0 miles west-north-west of Hutchinson, KS (from Hutchinson, KS: bearing 295°T), and is situated 10.0 miles west of Ellinwood. Here, the sky feels immeasurably vast, a canvas for clouds that drift like slow, white ships across an endless blue. The land itself, a rich, dark soil, rolls with a subtle, almost imperceptible swell, hinting at the deep roots of agriculture that anchor this place. Cottonwood trees, their leaves a vibrant green in the summer sun, stand sentinel along the few watercourses, their branches reaching skyward as if in silent conversation with the heavens. The air, especially in the early morning or late afternoon, carries a dry, clean scent, mingled with the faint, earthy perfume of sun-baked fields, a testament to the enduring agricultural heart of this Kansas plain. The story of Great Bend is intertwined with the Arkansas River, a historical artery that guided settlers and shaped the local economy. For generations, the fertile plains surrounding Great Bend have been the lifeblood, yielding bountiful harvests of wheat and corn, their golden stalks rippling in the breeze like a living sea. This agricultural heritage forms the bedrock of the local character, fostering a spirit of resilience and hard work. Beyond the fields, the oil and gas industry has also played a significant role, its presence a hum beneath the surface of everyday life, a reminder of the subterranean wealth that complements the earth's bounty. The town itself possesses a quiet dignity, a place where the pace of life allows for genuine connection, and where the echoes of pioneers still seem to whisper on the wind that sweeps across the open country.
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| Location | Great Bend, Barton County, Kansas |
| Coordinates | 38.364457°N, 98.764807°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 67530 |
| Area Code | 785 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Great Bend, Kansas Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Great Bend, 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 Great Bend includes coordinates 38.364457°N, 98.764807°W, situated in Barton County. ZIP code 67530. 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.
