Larned, Kansas Weather
Larned, Kansas — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery for Larned, Pawnee County.
Full aviation weather for Larned is published on the Larned Pawnee County Airport (KLQR) page, 3 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. 3 airfields within reach of Larned 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 Larned: Great Bend Municipal Airport (KGBD) 28 km · Rush County Airport (K94) 44 km
Conditions reported at KLQR describe the airfield itself. Weather 3 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Larned specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
About Larned, Kansas
Larned exhales a quiet dignity onto the Kansas plains, a place where the horizon seems to stretch infinitely, a canvas brushed with the soft golds and muted greens of cultivated fields. It lies 58.1 miles east-north-east of Dodge City, KS (from Dodge City, KS: bearing 59°T), and is situated 16.9 miles north-north-west of Macksville. The sky here is an immense, ever-shifting presence, its vastness amplified by the low-slung landscape where Pawnee Creek meanders, a silver thread stitching together the agricultural heart of Pawnee County. The air, especially in the late afternoon, carries a dry, clean scent, tinged with the distant promise of rain or the sun-baked earth of summer. Life in Larned moves with a steady, grounded cadence, the daily routines of its residents mirroring the predictable seasons that shape the land around them. The history of Larned is inextricably linked to the Santa Fe Trail, a vital artery of commerce and westward expansion that once carved its path through this very soil. This legacy is palpable, whispering of pioneers and the arduous journeys that forged a nation, a story now preserved in the Pawnee Rock State Historic Site, a sentinel overlooking the Arkansas River valley. The local economy, though diversified, still draws strength from the rich, fertile ground, with agriculture remaining a cornerstone, its bounty harvested and sent forth. Beyond the fields, the Santa Fe Medical Center stands as a significant presence, a modern hub reflecting the town's commitment to its people, while the historic Santa Fe Depot, though retired from its grander purpose, still anchors the town with a sense of enduring connection to its past.
Live animated radar for Larned 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 | Larned, Pawnee County, Kansas |
| Coordinates | 38.180569°N, 99.098713°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 67550 |
| Area Code | 785 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Larned, Kansas Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Larned, 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 Larned includes coordinates 38.180569°N, 99.098713°W, situated in Pawnee County. ZIP code 67550. 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.
