Menlo, Kansas Weather
Menlo, Kansas — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Menlo, Thomas County.
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About Menlo, Kansas
Menlo, Kansas, unfolds across a broad, sun-drenched expanse where the prairie’s gentle swells meet the immense Kansas sky. It lies 96.1 miles north of Garden City, KS (from Garden City, KS: bearing 5°T), and is situated 17.8 miles east of Colby. The land here is a study in subtle contours, a vast canvas painted in shades of wheat-gold and prairie grass green, stretching to horizons that promise an endless, unblemished blue. Distant farmsteads, mere smudges against the immensity, punctuate the landscape, their silos like solitary sentinels. In the late afternoon, the light softens, casting long, languid shadows that deepen the earth's rich ochre tones and lend an almost ethereal glow to the hardy, wind-bent grasses that define Menlo's character. The lifeblood of Menlo has long been tied to the fertile soil, an agricultural heartland where wheat and sorghum are king. Decades ago, the arrival of the railroad, a ribbon of steel that cut across the open plains, brought settlers and sustenance, fostering a spirit of self-reliance and quiet resilience. Though the tracks may carry fewer trains now, their ghost still whispers of the journeys and the dreams that shaped this corner of Thomas County. The local economy, still anchored by farming and ranching, hums with a steady, unhurried cadence, a testament to generations who have coaxed prosperity from this seemingly stark, yet profoundly generous, land.
Live animated radar for Menlo and surroundings — RainViewer.
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| Location | Menlo, Thomas County, Kansas |
| Coordinates | 39.35695°N, 100.722647°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 67753 |
| Area Code | 785 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Menlo, Kansas Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Menlo, 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 Menlo includes coordinates 39.356950°N, 100.722647°W, situated in Thomas County. ZIP code 67753. 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.
