Scott City, Kansas Weather
Scott City, Kansas — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery for Scott City, Scott County.
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About Scott City, Kansas
Scott City sprawls across the Kansas prairie, a testament to human will against a vast, open sky. It lies 35.3 miles north of Garden City, KS (from Garden City, KS: bearing 357°T), and is situated 24.4 miles east of Leoti. The land here is a study in muted earth tones, a sea of wheat and milo stretching to horizons that seem impossibly distant, broken only by the occasional windbreak of cottonwoods or the silver shimmer of a distant grain silo. The air, when it carries the scent of rain, is sharp and clean, a promise whispered across miles of sun-baked soil. Even the shadows, cast long and lean by the low-hanging sun, possess a certain gravity, a quiet dignity that speaks of endurance. The character of Scott City is etched into this landscape, a hardy resilience born of endless fields and a climate that demands respect. The history of Scott City is deeply entwined with the agricultural spirit that has shaped this region since its earliest days as a frontier settlement. The economy here has long been anchored by the cultivation of the land, with grain elevators standing as stoic sentinels to the bounty of the harvest. Visitors might find themselves drawn to the remarkable Scott County State Park, a surprising oasis carved from the prairie, offering a glimpse of natural beauty with its trees and lake, a stark contrast to the surrounding plains. This unexpected pocket of green, a place where the land seems to exhale a different kind of air, hints at the layered stories of human endeavor and adaptation that define Scott City.
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| Location | Scott City, Scott County, Kansas |
| Coordinates | 38.482519°N, 100.907095°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 67871 |
| Area Code | 785 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Scott City, Kansas Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Scott City, 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 Scott City includes coordinates 38.482519°N, 100.907095°W, situated in Scott County. ZIP code 67871. 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.
