Waldo, Kansas Weather
Waldo, Kansas — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Waldo, Russell County.
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About Waldo, Kansas
Waldo rests upon a broad, fertile plain, a place where the horizon stretches out like an unfurled map, unbroken save for the low, rolling swells of the Kansas prairie. It lies 66.6 miles west-north-west of Salina, KS (from Salina, KS: bearing 287°T), and is situated 15.8 miles north-north-east of Russell. Here, the sky is a vast, ever-changing canvas, from the searing blue of midday to the bruised purples and fiery oranges of sunset that bleed across the western edge. Fields of wheat and corn, their stalks rustling like hushed secrets in the prairie wind, ripple towards distant farmsteads, their silos standing like stoic sentinels against the immense sky. The air, especially in the early morning, carries a clean, dry scent of earth and sun-baked grass, a palpable presence that speaks of the land’s enduring generosity. The roots of Waldo are sunk deep in the rich soil, its story tied to the westward expansion and the promise of agricultural bounty. Established by pioneers drawn to the fertile ground, Waldo has long been a hub for the surrounding farms, its economy still anchored by the cycles of planting and harvest. Local grain elevators, their metal surfaces weathered by countless seasons, stand as quiet testaments to this enduring agricultural rhythm. While the broader sweep of history may have passed Waldo by in grand pronouncements, the town holds its own quiet narrative, a steady pulse of life lived in close communion with the land, where the simple act of watching the clouds drift by can feel like witnessing a profound, ongoing creation.
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| Location | Waldo, Russell County, Kansas |
| Coordinates | 39.118344°N, 98.798135°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 67673 |
| Area Code | 785 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Waldo, Kansas Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Waldo, 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 Waldo includes coordinates 39.118344°N, 98.798135°W, situated in Russell County. ZIP code 67673. 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.
