Hoisington, Kansas Weather
Hoisington, Kansas — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery for Hoisington, Barton County.
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About Hoisington, Kansas
Hoisington unfolds across the wide, sun-bleached expanse of central Kansas, a place where the horizon stretches out in an unbroken invitation. It lies 55.8 miles north-west of Hutchinson, KS (from Hutchinson, KS: bearing 305°T), and is situated 10.6 miles north of Great Bend. The land here is a study in subtle gradients, a vast tableau of amber and ochre under a sky that seems to hold its breath before a storm, or to spill an almost liquid gold at the close of day. Fields of wheat, ripe and ready, ripple like an ocean under the caress of the prairie wind, their stalks whispering secrets of the sun and rain. The air, especially in the late afternoon, carries a dry, clean scent, mingling the dust of the earth with the faint, sweet perfume of ripening grain, a testament to the enduring power of cultivation. The story of Hoisington is deeply entwined with the arrival of the railroad in the late 19th century, a steel artery that brought with it the promise of commerce and connection to this fertile prairie. For generations, the local economy has been anchored by agriculture, the tireless work of tending the land that yields sustenance and prosperity. Beyond the fields, the presence of oil and gas extraction has also shaped the economic landscape, a more recent chapter added to the town’s enduring narrative. You can still feel the imprint of those early settlers, a quiet resilience that echoes in the sturdy architecture and the straightforward way of life that characterizes Hoisington today.
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| Location | Hoisington, Barton County, Kansas |
| Coordinates | 38.518067°N, 98.778139°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 67544 |
| Area Code | 785 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Hoisington, Kansas Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Hoisington, 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 Hoisington includes coordinates 38.518067°N, 98.778139°W, situated in Barton County. ZIP code 67544. 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.
