Hanston, Kansas Weather
Hanston, Kansas — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Hanston, Hodgeman County.
Full aviation weather for Hanston is published on the Jetmore Municipal Airport (KK79) page, 22 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 Hanston 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 Hanston: Dodge City Regional Airport (KDDC) 46 km · Larned Pawnee County Airport (KLQR) 56 km · Rush County Airport (K94) 60 km
Conditions reported at KK79 describe the airfield itself. Weather 22 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Hanston specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Hanston.
About Hanston, Kansas
Hanston rests on a land that seems to breathe with the vastness of the prairie sky, a place where horizons stretch out in unbroken waves of tawny grasses and the muted greens of cultivated fields. It lies 30.4 miles north-north-east of Dodge City, KS (from Dodge City, KS: bearing 33°T), and is situated 18.9 miles north of Spearville. The terrain here is a study in subtle contours, a gentle rolling that hints at the underlying forces that shaped the earth, now softened by the patient work of wind and sun. Dust, fine and ochre, is a constant companion, clinging to the weathered wood of barns and the hardy leaves of sorghum, and in the late afternoon, it catches the light, transforming the air into a hazy, golden wash. The silence isn't empty, but a resonant quietude, punctuated by the distant hum of a tractor or the sharp call of a hawk circling overhead, a sound that seems to carry forever on the open air. The story of Hanston is written in the soil and the sparse, resilient lives it has sustained. Originally settled by those seeking fertile ground and a chance to build anew, the economy has long been tied to the bounty of the land, with wheat and cattle forming the backbone of its livelihood. The grain elevators, stark sentinels against the immense sky, stand as monuments to this enduring agricultural heritage, their silos whispering tales of harvests past and the ceaseless cycle of planting and reaping. Though the population is small, a quiet determination permeates the spirit of Hanston, a deep-rooted connection to the place that has weathered droughts and economic shifts, fostering a sense of community that is as enduring as the prairie itself.
Live animated radar for Hanston 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 | Hanston, Hodgeman County, Kansas |
| Coordinates | 38.121962°N, 99.712901°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 67849 |
| Area Code | 785 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Hanston, Kansas Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Hanston, 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 Hanston includes coordinates 38.121962°N, 99.712901°W, situated in Hodgeman County. ZIP code 67849. 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.
