McCracken, Kansas Weather
McCracken, Kansas — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for McCracken, Rush County.
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About McCracken, Kansas
McCracken rests on a wide, sun-baked prairie, a place where the sky seems to stretch to infinity, a boundless canvas painted with the hues of dawn and dusk. It lies 62.1 miles north-north-east of Dodge City, KS (from Dodge City, KS: bearing 23°T), and is situated 14.6 miles west-north-west of La Crosse. The land here is a study in subtle contours, a vast expanse of rolling plains giving way to shallow draws, all under a sky that can shift from an azure intensity to a bruised, storm-laden grey with startling speed. The air itself carries a dry, clean scent of sun-warmed earth and distant, unseen grasses, a scent that clings to everything, a constant reminder of the immensity of the surrounding landscape. The very light has a quality of its own, a sharp, unwavering brilliance in the midday sun that softens into a liquid gold as evening approaches, casting long, dancing shadows across the fields. The history of McCracken is etched into the very soil, a story of hardy pioneers who wrestled sustenance from this unforgiving, yet beautiful, terrain. The local economy, like so many in this part of Rush County, has long been tethered to the earth, with agriculture forming the bedrock of its existence, wheat fields stretching like golden oceans under the relentless sun, punctuated by the stoic presence of grain elevators standing sentinel against the horizon. While the whispers of a bygone era might be faint, the enduring spirit of those who settled McCracken can still be felt in the quiet resilience of its inhabitants and the unhurried rhythm of life that unfolds here, a testament to a deep-rooted connection to the land.
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| Location | McCracken, Rush County, Kansas |
| Coordinates | 38.580569°N, 99.571225°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 67556 |
| Area Code | 785 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This McCracken, Kansas Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for McCracken, 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 McCracken includes coordinates 38.580569°N, 99.571225°W, situated in Rush County. ZIP code 67556. 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.
