Plevna, Kansas Weather
Plevna, Kansas — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Plevna, Reno County.
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About Plevna, Kansas
Plevna lies in a gentle dip of the Kansas prairie, where the horizon stretches wide enough to swallow the sun and the sky itself seems to breathe. It lies 21.5 miles west-south-west of Hutchinson, KS (from Hutchinson, KS: bearing 254°T), and is situated 17.3 miles south-south-west of Sterling. The land here is a study in subtle contours, a vast, open canvas painted in hues of ochre and muted green, broken only by the occasional cluster of hardy trees that stand sentinel against the ceaseless wind. Dust devils, ephemeral dancers of the plains, sometimes spin across the fields, their fleeting forms a reminder of the immense, untamed forces that shape this quiet corner of Reno County. Even the air carries a certain weight, a clean, dry scent of earth and sun-baked grass that settles on everything with a comforting familiarity. The history of Plevna is as deeply rooted as the wheat that once dominated its fields, a testament to the tenacity of those who first coaxed life from this fertile ground. Founded in the late 19th century, the settlement grew around the promise of agricultural prosperity, its economy once inextricably tied to the bounty of the soil, particularly its robust grain production. Though the agricultural landscape has shifted, the spirit of self-reliance and community endurance remains, a quiet strength that resonates in the weathered facades of its few remaining buildings. The passage of time has etched a distinct character onto Plevna, a place where the pace of life is dictated by the slow, deliberate turning of the seasons, and where the echoes of past generations can still be felt in the rustle of the wind through the tall grass.
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| Location | Plevna, Reno County, Kansas |
| Coordinates | 37.972236°N, 98.308679°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 67568 |
| Area Code | 785 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Plevna, Kansas Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Plevna, 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 Plevna includes coordinates 37.972236°N, 98.308679°W, situated in Reno County. ZIP code 67568. 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.
