Hillsdale, Kansas Weather
Hillsdale, Kansas — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Hillsdale, Miami County.
Full aviation weather for Hillsdale is published on the Miami County Airport (KK81) page, 15 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. 6 airfields within reach of Hillsdale 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 Hillsdale: Gardner Municipal Airport (K34) 19 km · New Century AirCenter Airport (KIXD) 19 km · Johnson County Executive Airport (KOJC) 23 km · Vinland Valley Aerodrome (K64) 35 km · Ottawa Municipal Airport (KOWI) 38 km
Conditions reported at KK81 describe the airfield itself. Weather 15 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Hillsdale specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Hillsdale.
About Hillsdale, Kansas
Hillsdale rests in the embrace of rolling Kansas terrain, where broad, fertile fields stretch towards horizons that seem impossibly distant under a sky of boundless blue. It lies 15.4 miles south of Olathe, KS (from Olathe, KS: bearing 186°T), and is situated 5.9 miles south-south-west of Spring Hill. The land here, a gentle undulation of prairie grasses and cultivated crops, breathes a quiet resilience, punctuated by the occasional cluster of mature oak and hickory trees that offer shade and a sense of enduring presence. Creeks, like silver threads, wind their way through the landscape, their banks often softened by wild plum and sumac, hinting at the hidden life that thrives in the dappled sunlight. The air, particularly in the early morning, carries a clean, earthy scent, mingling with the subtle perfume of wildflowers and the distant, lowing calls of cattle. The story of Hillsdale is one of modest beginnings, rooted in the agricultural spirit that has long defined this corner of Miami County. Early settlers, drawn by the promise of rich soil, established a community that has always been closely tied to the land’s bounty, its economy primarily shaped by farming and livestock. While no grand monuments mark its past, the enduring character of Hillsdale lies in its persistent connection to the cycles of planting and harvest, a rhythm that continues to define the pace of life. The local gathering places, simple and unpretentious, serve as the heart of the community, where neighbors share news and maintain the quiet traditions that bind this small pocket of America together.
Live animated radar for Hillsdale 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 | Hillsdale, Miami County, Kansas |
| Coordinates | 38.659733°N, 94.85024°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 66071, 66036 |
| Area Code | 913 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Hillsdale, Kansas Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Hillsdale, 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 Hillsdale includes coordinates 38.659733°N, 94.850240°W, situated in Miami County. ZIP code 66071, 66036. Telephone area code: 913. 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.
