Tribune, Kansas — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Tribune, Greeley County.
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Tribune, Kansas, unfolds under a vast, unblinking sky, a landscape defined by the patient sweep of prairie grasses and the occasional dignified silhouette of a grain elevator against horizons that stretch into forever. It lies 58.9 miles north-west of Garden City, KS (from Garden City, KS: bearing 306°T), and is situated 21.3 miles west of Leoti. The land here is a study in subtle shifts, a gently rolling terrain that, to the unaccustomed eye, might seem a uniform expanse of gold and green, but which holds a deeper, more nuanced character for those who know its pulse. Dust, fine as sifted flour, settles on everything, a constant reminder of the earth's presence, and the air, particularly in the liminal hours of dawn and dusk, carries a crisp, clean scent of dry earth and distant, blooming wildflowers. The wind, a perpetual traveler across these open spaces, has a way of smoothing the sharp edges of the world, leaving behind a quiet, enduring beauty. The history of Tribune is written in the stoic resilience of its people and the enduring legacy of agriculture that has sustained this corner of Greeley County for generations. It was the promise of fertile land, coaxed from the wild by the determined hands of homesteaders, that first drew settlers to this place, their dreams as boundless as the sky above. The local economy, still deeply rooted in the cultivation of wheat and corn, provides a steady, if unhurried, rhythm to life in Tribune, with the hum of combines in late summer and the quiet stillness of winter fields marking the seasons. While no grand monuments pierce the sky, the grain elevators themselves stand as sentinels of prosperity, their imposing forms a testament to the bounty of the land, and the annual county fair remains a cherished tradition, a vibrant gathering that celebrates the enduring spirit of this prairie community.
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| Location | Tribune, Greeley County, Kansas |
| Coordinates | 38.469738°N, 101.752672°W |
| Timezone | Mountain Time (America/Denver) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 67879 |
| Area Code | 785 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Tribune, 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 Tribune includes coordinates 38.469738°N, 101.752672°W, situated in Greeley County. ZIP code 67879. Telephone area code: 785. Timezone: Mountain Time (America/Denver).
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.