Plains, Kansas Weather
Plains, Kansas — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery for Plains, Meade County.
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About Plains, Kansas
Plains, Kansas, unfolds beneath a sky so vast it seems to hold its breath, an expanse of tawny prairie grass whispering secrets to the wind. It lies 46.4 miles south-west of Dodge City, KS (from Dodge City, KS: bearing 223°T), and is situated 14.0 miles west of Meade. The land here is a study in muted earth tones, a gentle swell of terrain that rolls toward horizons so distant they blur into the pale blue. Sparse cottonwoods, tenacious sentinels against the ceaseless wind, offer the only significant vertical punctuation in this sea of subtle curves. The air itself carries a dry, clean scent, tinged with the dust of ages and the faint, sweet perfume of sun-baked soil. Even in the quietest moments, there's a hum to the landscape, a low thrum of life persistent beneath the surface, a testament to the enduring spirit of this wide-open country. The story of Plains is etched not in stone, but in the very contours of its agricultural heartland, a place where the cultivation of wheat and sorghum has long dictated the rhythm of life. This is a landscape shaped by generations of farmers who coaxed sustenance from the rich, dark soil, their labor indelibly linked to the cycles of sun and rain. The local economy, while diversified in its modern iteration, still carries the deep imprint of its agrarian roots, a quiet pride in the bounty it produces. While no grand monuments pierce the sky, the enduring spirit of resilience and self-reliance, honed by the challenges of prairie living, stands as a distinctive landmark in itself, a subtle testament to the character of Plains.
Live animated radar for Plains and surroundings — RainViewer.
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| Location | Plains, Meade County, Kansas |
| Coordinates | 37.260299°N, 100.592652°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 67869 |
| Area Code | 785 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Plains, Kansas Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Plains, 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 Plains includes coordinates 37.260299°N, 100.592652°W, situated in Meade County. ZIP code 67869. 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.
