Hillsboro, Kansas Weather
Hillsboro, Kansas — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Hillsboro, Marion County.
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About Hillsboro, Kansas
Hillsboro rests in a broad, shallow basin, a place where the Kansas prairie begins to soften its formidable, unbroken expanse. It lies 40.3 miles south-south-east of Salina, KS (from Salina, KS: bearing 147°T), and is situated 19.2 miles north-east of Hesston. The land rolls, not with the dramatic upheaval of mountains, but with the patient, enduring swell of millennia, a subtle topography that cradles the town and its surrounding fields. Here, the sky feels vast and unfiltered, a luminous dome that stretches from horizon to horizon, casting a clean, sharp light on the cultivated squares and the wind-swept grasses. The air itself carries a dry, clean scent, a mixture of sun-baked earth and the faint, sweet perfume of ripening wheat that hangs in the late summer afternoons. Even the shadows, cast long and stark by the generous sun, possess a certain clarity, defining the edges of barns and silos with an almost geometric precision. The story of Hillsboro is one of hardy settlers drawn to this fertile soil, a legacy that echoes in the quiet diligence of its inhabitants and the enduring agricultural rhythm of the region. Founded by Mennonite immigrants seeking religious freedom and a place to farm, the town retains a deep connection to its heritage, evident in the well-kept homes and the strong sense of community. The local economy, still anchored by agriculture, revolves around the bounty of wheat, corn, and soybeans that carpet the surrounding landscape, their golden and green hues shifting with the seasons. Occasionally, the quiet hum of the day is punctuated by the low rumble of a train, a reminder of the vital arteries that connect this prairie settlement to the wider world, carrying its harvests and its people.
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| Location | Hillsboro, Marion County, Kansas |
| Coordinates | 38.351956°N, 97.204472°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 67063 |
| Area Code | 785 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Hillsboro, Kansas Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Hillsboro, 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 Hillsboro includes coordinates 38.351956°N, 97.204472°W, situated in Marion County. ZIP code 67063. 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.
