Washington, Kansas Weather
Washington, Kansas — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Washington, Washington County.
Full aviation weather for Washington is published on the Washington County Memorial Airport (K38) page, 9 km away. It carries the current METAR decoded into plain language — surface wind, visibility, cloud layers and ceiling, temperature and dewpoint, and altimeter setting — alongside the raw observation as transmitted. 6 airfields within reach of Washington have their own pages, listed below.
The Terminal Aerodrome Forecast (TAF) is shown across its full validity period, with each change group broken out so you can see when conditions are expected to shift. Flight category is derived automatically — VFR, MVFR, IFR or LIFR — from reported ceiling and visibility, with runway details and field elevation alongside. Observations update roughly hourly and forecasts several times a day.
Other airports near Washington: Marysville Municipal Airport (KMYZ) 36 km · Fairbury Municipal Airport (KFBY) 42 km · Clay Center Municipal Airport (KCYW) 49 km · Belleville Municipal Airport (KRPB) 52 km · Hebron Municipal Airport (KHJH) 59 km
Conditions reported at K38 describe the airfield itself. Weather 9 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Washington specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Washington.
About Washington, Kansas
Washington unfolds across a gently rolling landscape, where the vast, open skies of the Kansas prairie seem to press down with a benevolent weight. It lies 50.7 miles north-north-west of Manhattan, KS (from Manhattan, KS: bearing 330°T), and is situated 10.5 miles west-south-west of Hanover. Fields of ripening wheat, a golden ocean under the midday sun, stretch to horizons softened by distant trees, hinting at the occasional creek or coulee that breaks the monotony of the plains. The air here carries the clean, dry scent of sun-baked earth and growing things, a fragrance that mingles with the faint, sweet perfume of wild sunflowers in bloom along the roadside ditches. The very character of Washington is one of quiet resilience, a testament to the enduring spirit of those who have made their lives on this fertile, windswept ground. The history of Washington is intimately tied to the agricultural bounty of the land, a story etched in the sturdy brick of its older buildings and the well-worn paths of its main thoroughfares. Early settlers, drawn by the promise of rich soil, established this community as a hub for surrounding farms, and that agricultural pulse still beats strong, supporting a local economy built on grain and livestock. While the days of the railroad being the sole lifeline may have passed, a modern pragmatism pervades Washington, evident in the independent businesses that line the streets and the quiet hum of everyday life. A notable feature is the courthouse square, a central gathering place that embodies the town’s enduring sense of community and shared history.
Live animated radar for Washington and surroundings — RainViewer.
NOAA GOES-16 GEOCOLOR — live animated loop updated every 10 minutes. Shows cloud cover, storm systems and weather patterns across the continental US.
Source: NOAA/NESDIS GOES-East · Public domain · Auto-updates on page reload
| Location | Washington, Washington County, Kansas |
| Coordinates | 39.818059°N, 97.050861°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 66968 |
| Area Code | 913 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Washington, Kansas Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Washington, Kansas, including current conditions, a 24-hour hourly forecast, 7-day outlook, NWS extended text forecast, precipitation radar and NOAA GOES-16 satellite imagery. Aviation weather — live METAR observations and TAF forecasts — is published separately on the pages for the nearest reporting airports, linked from the aviation section above. 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 Washington includes coordinates 39.818059°N, 97.050861°W, situated in Washington County. ZIP code 66968. Telephone area code: 913. Timezone: Central Time (America/Chicago).
Weather data is sourced from the NOAA National Weather Service (NWS) and the open-source Open-Meteo API. 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.
