Ludell, Kansas Weather
Ludell, Kansas — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Ludell, Rawlins County.
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About Ludell, Kansas
Ludell, Kansas, exhales the quietude of the High Plains, a place where the land rolls out in broad, sun-bleached strokes under an immensity of sky. It lies 114.9 miles west-south-west of Kearney, NE (from Kearney, NE: bearing 240°T), and is situated 5.5 miles north-east of Atwood. The terrain here is a study in subtle shifts, a vast prairie landscape where the horizon seems to recede infinitely, punctuated only by the occasional cluster of wind-sculpted trees or the solitary sentinel of a grain elevator. During the long afternoons, the air itself feels warmed and sifted, carrying the faint, dry scent of sun-baked earth and distant fields, while the light, especially as the day begins its slow descent, can cast a luminous, almost ethereal glow across the undulating grasslands, transforming the ordinary into something profoundly still. The history of Ludell is written in the enduring spirit of agriculture, a testament to the tenacity of those who first broke this prairie soil. Its local economy remains intrinsically linked to the harvest, the rhythm of planting and reaping dictated by the seasons and the generous, yet often capricious, weather patterns of western Kansas. While specific historical markers are few, the very presence of Ludell speaks of a lineage of homesteaders and farmers who built their lives upon this fertile, if sometimes challenging, ground, their stories whispered on the prairie winds that sweep across the open country, a constant reminder of the enduring strength of human endeavor in this vast, open expanse.
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| Location | Ludell, Rawlins County, Kansas |
| Coordinates | 39.855558°N, 100.959878°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 67744 |
| Area Code | 785 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Ludell, Kansas Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Ludell, 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 Ludell includes coordinates 39.855558°N, 100.959878°W, situated in Rawlins County. ZIP code 67744. 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.
