Lakin, Kansas Weather
Lakin, Kansas — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery for Lakin, Kearny County.
Full aviation weather for Lakin is published on the Ulysses Airport (KULS) page, 39 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. 5 airfields within reach of Lakin 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 Lakin: Syracuse Hamilton County Municipal Airport (K3K3) 44 km · Garden City Regional Airport (KGCK) 47 km · Stanton County Municipal Airport (KJHN) 58 km · Satanta Municipal Airport (K1K9) 59 km
Conditions reported at KULS describe the airfield itself. Weather 39 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Lakin specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
About Lakin, Kansas
Lakin spreads across the Kansas plains, a low-slung settlement where the horizon seems to stretch into forever. It lies 20.9 miles west of Garden City, KS (from Garden City, KS: bearing 264°T), and is situated 7.2 miles west-south-west of Deerfield. The land here is a subtle tapestry of gold and faded green, broken by the occasional stand of cottonwoods that offer a whisper of shade. Dust devils dance across the fields in the afternoon heat, ephemeral dancers on a stage of endless sky. The air, when it’s not carrying the scent of turned earth, is often still and carries the distant hum of tractors, a constant murmur beneath the vast, indifferent blue. The few buildings of Lakin are sturdy, unpretentious things, built to withstand the wind and the sun, their facades bleached by years of relentless light. The story of Lakin is etched in the very soil it cultivates, a testament to the hardy spirit that tamed this prairie. Originally established as a stop along the railroad, its economy has long been tethered to the fertile earth. Vast fields of wheat and corn ripple outwards from the town, their bounty feeding markets far beyond these open spaces. This agricultural heart beats strong, the rhythm of planting and harvest dictating the pace of life. There’s a quiet pride in Lakin, a sense of self-reliance born from the challenges of this land, a character forged in the crucible of sunshine and wind, where the simple acts of growing and harvesting hold a profound significance.
Live animated radar for Lakin 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 | Lakin, Kearny County, Kansas |
| Coordinates | 37.940575°N, 101.254892°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 67860 |
| Area Code | 785 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Lakin, Kansas Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Lakin, 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 Lakin includes coordinates 37.940575°N, 101.254892°W, situated in Kearny County. ZIP code 67860. 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.
