Smolan, Kansas Weather
Smolan, Kansas — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Smolan, Saline County.
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About Smolan, Kansas
Smolan breathes the wide Kansas sky, a quiet settlement cradled by the rolling prairie. It lies 8.1 miles south-south-west of Salina, KS (from Salina, KS: bearing 209°T), and is situated 5.9 miles north-west of Assaria. The land here unfurls in gentle swells, a vast expanse of cultivated fields and wind-swept grasslands that stretch to horizons so broad they seem to swallow the sun at day's end. The air, especially in the early morning or late afternoon, carries a clean, dry scent, tinged with the earthiness of tilled soil and the faint, sweet perfume of distant wildflowers. The character of Smolan is one of quiet resilience, of lives lived in harmony with the seasons, where the rustle of corn stalks replaces the clamor of crowds. The history of Smolan is written in the grain elevators that stand sentinel against the blue, a testament to the agricultural heart that has long pulsed through this locale. For generations, the rich, dark soil of Saline County has yielded bountiful harvests, primarily wheat and corn, forming the bedrock of the local economy. This enduring agrarian spirit has shaped the very rhythm of life in Smolan, a steady, predictable cadence dictated by planting and harvest. Though humble, Smolan retains a distinct charm, a place where the stories of settlers and the enduring legacy of the land are not forgotten, but rather live on in the quiet hum of daily existence.
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| Location | Smolan, Saline County, Kansas |
| Coordinates | 38.738616°N, 97.684482°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 67456 |
| Area Code | 785 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Smolan, Kansas Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Smolan, 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 Smolan includes coordinates 38.738616°N, 97.684482°W, situated in Saline County. ZIP code 67456. 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.
