Lucas, Kansas Weather
Lucas, Kansas — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Lucas, Russell County.
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About Lucas, Kansas
Lucas lies under a sky that stretches, it seems, from horizon to horizon, a vast canvas painted with the subtle shifts of prairie light. It lies 51.9 miles west-north-west of Salina, KS (from Salina, KS: bearing 287°T), and is situated 16.3 miles north-north-west of Wilson. The land here rolls with a gentle, almost imperceptible swell, a soft undulation of fields that speak of patient cultivation. Scattered farmsteads, their buildings weathered to the hues of sun-bleached wood and rust, punctuate the expanse, each a small island in a sea of wheat and sorghum. The air, especially in the late afternoon, carries a dry, clean scent, tinged with the dust of the fields and the faint, sweet perfume of wild sunflowers that nod along the roadside ditches. This is a landscape that demands a keen eye for its quiet beauty, for the way shadows lengthen and deepen across the tawny grasses as the day draws to its close. The story of Lucas is one of resilience and a singular, almost defiant, artistic spirit. Founded by a group of Bohemian immigrants in the late 19th century, its early economy was rooted in the rich soil, farming providing the sustenance and the rhythm of life. But it is the artistic legacy, particularly the visionary folk art creations that have bloomed in unexpected corners, that truly sets Lucas apart. These are not grand galleries but rather eccentric collections born from the earth and the imagination, transforming ordinary homes and landscapes into extraordinary, fantastical realms. The town’s character is a curious blend of prairie practicality and a deeply ingrained, quirky creativity, a place where the extraordinary can be found just beyond the ordinary turn of a road, a quiet testament to the enduring power of human expression.
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| Location | Lucas, Russell County, Kansas |
| Coordinates | 39.056122°N, 98.536456°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 67648 |
| Area Code | 785 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Lucas, Kansas Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Lucas, 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 Lucas includes coordinates 39.056122°N, 98.536456°W, situated in Russell County. ZIP code 67648. 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.
