Hudson, Kansas Weather
Hudson, Kansas — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Hudson, Stafford County.
Full aviation weather for Hudson is published on the Great Bend Municipal Airport (KGBD) page, 32 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 Hudson 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 Hudson: Larned Pawnee County Airport (KLQR) 39 km · Pratt Regional Airport (KPTT) 46 km · Lyons-Rice County Municipal Airport (KLYO) 46 km
Conditions reported at KGBD describe the airfield itself. Weather 32 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Hudson specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Hudson.
About Hudson, Kansas
Hudson unfolds across a wide, sun-scoured prairie, where the land lies as a vast, unbroken canvas under an immense sky. It lies 39.8 miles west of Hutchinson, KS (from Hutchinson, KS: bearing 275°T), and is situated 9.0 miles north-east of St. John. Rolling swells of tawny grass, broken by the occasional stoic windbreak of cottonwoods, stretch to horizons that seem to hold the very breath of the plains. The air here carries a dry, clean scent, sharp with the dust of earth and the faint, sweet perfume of wild sunflowers in bloom, and the light at dusk bleeds across the sky in hues of apricot and rose, painting the distant clouds with a slow, deliberate grace. Even the houses, low-slung and weathered, seem to lean into the prevailing winds, their paint faded by seasons of relentless sun and the whisper of countless prairie storms. The story of Hudson is etched not in stone, but in the rich, dark soil that has sustained generations. Founded by homesteaders drawn to the promise of fertile farmland, the town’s economy has long been rooted in the cultivation of wheat and corn, the amber waves of grain a constant testament to the land's bounty. Though the railroad once brought the rumble of commerce, and whispers of its past echo in the quiet streets, Hudson now moves at a pace dictated by the turning of the seasons and the enduring spirit of its agricultural heart. The grain elevator, a sentinel against the sky, remains a prominent landmark, a silent guardian of the town’s enduring connection to the earth that defines its character.
Live animated radar for Hudson 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.
Source: NOAA/NESDIS GOES-East · Public domain · Auto-updates on page reload
| Location | Hudson, Stafford County, Kansas |
| Coordinates | 38.105569°N, 98.660083°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 67545 |
| Area Code | 785 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Hudson, Kansas Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Hudson, 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 Hudson includes coordinates 38.105569°N, 98.660083°W, situated in Stafford County. ZIP code 67545. 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.
