Pretty Prairie, Kansas Weather
Pretty Prairie, Kansas — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Pretty Prairie, Reno County.
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About Pretty Prairie, Kansas
Pretty Prairie rests in the broad, sun-drenched expanse of Reno County, a place where the land stretches out in an unbroken panorama of cultivated fields and boundless sky. It lies 20.0 miles south-south-west of Hutchinson, KS (from Hutchinson, KS: bearing 194°T), and is situated 10.6 miles north-north-east of Kingman. The terrain is a study in gentle, rolling contours, a subtle undulation that belies the sheer openness of the horizon, where the wind seems to sculpt the very air. Here, the light at dusk is a painter's dream, bleeding in hues of apricot and rose across the western sky, casting long, deep shadows from the scattered farmsteads and the stoic silhouette of the grain elevator. The air, especially after a rain, carries the clean, earthy scent of turned soil, a perpetual perfume of the agricultural heartland. The history of Pretty Prairie is inextricably tied to the rhythms of the land and the hardy souls who first coaxed sustenance from its soil. Founded by settlers drawn to the fertile prairie, the town's economy has always been rooted in agriculture, a legacy evident in the ubiquitous presence of wheat and corn fields that define the local character. The grain elevator, a towering sentinel against the sky, remains a focal point, a symbol of the community's enduring connection to the harvest. While no grand universities or bustling metropolises mark its immediate vicinity, Pretty Prairie possesses a quiet dignity, a testament to a way of life that values hard work, community bonds, and the enduring beauty of the open prairie.
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| Location | Pretty Prairie, Reno County, Kansas |
| Coordinates | 37.780014°N, 98.019779°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 67570 |
| Area Code | 785 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Pretty Prairie, Kansas Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Pretty Prairie, 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 Pretty Prairie includes coordinates 37.780014°N, 98.019779°W, situated in Reno County. ZIP code 67570. 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.
