Olmitz, Kansas Weather
Olmitz, Kansas — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Olmitz, Barton County.
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About Olmitz, Kansas
Olmitz rests in the vast, sun-drenched expanse of Barton County, Kansas, where the land rolls in long, sweeping contours under a sky that seems to stretch into forever. It lies 63.0 miles west-north-west of Hutchinson, KS (from Hutchinson, KS: bearing 300°T), and is situated 8.6 miles west of Hoisington. The earth here, a rich, loamy brown, is etched with the subtle channels of intermittent streams that, after a good rain, murmur their way across the landscape. Fields of wheat and corn, golden and verdant respectively, stretch to the horizon, their straight, precise lines a testament to human cultivation against the wilder, untamed prairie. The air, especially in the late afternoon, carries a dry, almost sweet scent of sun-baked soil and ripening grain, and the silence is broken only by the whisper of wind through tall grasses and the distant hum of a tractor. The history of Olmitz is deeply intertwined with the immigrant experience, a narrative woven from the resilience of Czech settlers who arrived seeking fertile ground and a new beginning. They brought with them a deep connection to the land, their agricultural traditions shaping the very character of the place. The local economy, still firmly rooted in the bounty of the earth, relies on the careful stewardship of these rich prairie soils, with wheat and sorghum forming the backbone of its prosperity. While not a place of grand monuments, the quiet perseverance of its inhabitants, a spirit of self-reliance and community, is its most enduring characteristic, a subtle but powerful current running beneath the placid surface of daily life.
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| Location | Olmitz, Barton County, Kansas |
| Coordinates | 38.516679°N, 98.93648°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 67564 |
| Area Code | 785 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Olmitz, Kansas Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Olmitz, 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 Olmitz includes coordinates 38.516679°N, 98.936480°W, situated in Barton County. ZIP code 67564. 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.
