Ransom, Kansas Weather
Ransom, Kansas — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Ransom, Ness County.
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About Ransom, Kansas
Ransom stretches across the Kansas prairie, a quiet settlement where the horizon feels as vast as the sky it mirrors. It lies 61.2 miles north of Dodge City, KS (from Dodge City, KS: bearing 4°T), and is situated 12.8 miles north of Ness City. The land here is a study in subtle contours, rolling gently like the unfurling of a vast, green carpet, interrupted only by the occasional cluster of cottonwoods or the straight, determined lines of agricultural fields. In the late afternoon, the light slants long and golden across the wheat stubble, painting the landscape with a warmth that seems to seep into the very air, a tangible, dusty sweetness that carries the scent of dry grass and distant rain. The buildings of Ransom, mostly low-slung and painted in muted earth tones, seem to hunker down against the immense sky, their windows reflecting the endless blue, a quiet testament to resilience in this open expanse. The history of Ransom is deeply entwined with the agricultural heart of Kansas, a story of homesteaders and the relentless cultivation of the prairie soil. Its economy has long been tethered to the bounty of the land, with grain elevators standing as silent sentinels to the cycles of planting and harvest. While not a place of grand monuments, Ransom possesses a distinct character forged by its isolation and the enduring spirit of its inhabitants, a quiet stoicism that understands the power of community and the slow, steady passage of time. The town itself feels like a well-worn page from a history book, each weathered building and unpaved lane hinting at generations who have shaped this corner of Ness County.
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| Location | Ransom, Ness County, Kansas |
| Coordinates | 38.636125°N, 99.933734°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 67572 |
| Area Code | 785 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Ransom, Kansas Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Ransom, 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 Ransom includes coordinates 38.636125°N, 99.933734°W, situated in Ness County. ZIP code 67572. 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.
