Ogallah, Kansas Weather
Ogallah, Kansas — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Ogallah, Trego County.
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About Ogallah, Kansas
Ogallah emerges from the vast, rolling plains of western Kansas, a quiet collection of structures scattered beneath an immense sky. It lies 87.0 miles north of Dodge City, KS (from Dodge City, KS: bearing 10°T), and is situated 9.9 miles west-north-west of Ellis. The land here is a study in subtle shifts, a tapestry of tawny grasses and rich, dark earth that stretches toward horizons that seem to hum with an unseen energy. In the heat of summer, the air hangs heavy and still, carrying the scent of sun-baked soil and the distant, sweet perfume of ripening wheat. As the sun begins its descent, the western sky ignites in hues of apricot and bruised violet, casting long, skeletal shadows from the sparse trees that dot the landscape, a solitary beauty found in the quiet persistence of life on the prairie. The history of Ogallah is deeply intertwined with the fertile soil that surrounds it, a testament to the grit and determination of those who first sought to coax a livelihood from this challenging terrain. For generations, agriculture has been the bedrock of its economy, with wheat fields that ripple like a golden sea in the summer breeze and cattle that graze on the resilient grasses. The railroad, a vital artery in the early days, once brought promise and connection, though its hum has long since faded, leaving behind a more introspective pace of life. Today, the spirit of Ogallah endures in its resilient community, a place where the echoes of its past mingle with the quiet hum of everyday life, where neighbors still know each other's names and the wide-open spaces foster a profound sense of connection to the land.
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| Location | Ogallah, Trego County, Kansas |
| Coordinates | 38.991398°N, 99.732339°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 67656 |
| Area Code | 785 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Ogallah, Kansas Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Ogallah, 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 Ogallah includes coordinates 38.991398°N, 99.732339°W, situated in Trego County. ZIP code 67656. 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.
