Wilson, Kansas Weather
Wilson, Kansas — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery for Wilson, Ellsworth County.
Full aviation weather for Wilson is published on the Ellsworth Municipal Airport (K9K7) page, 23 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. 4 airfields within reach of Wilson 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 Wilson: Russell Municipal Airport (KRSL) 30 km · Lincoln Municipal Airport (K71) 37 km · Lyons-Rice County Municipal Airport (KLYO) 58 km
Conditions reported at K9K7 describe the airfield itself. Weather 23 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Wilson specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
About Wilson, Kansas
Wilson rests on a broad, gently rolling expanse of Kansas prairie, where the sky seems to stretch forever, a vast canvas painted with hues of cerulean and, in the evenings, strokes of fiery orange and deep violet. It lies 46.5 miles west of Salina, KS (from Salina, KS: bearing 269°T), and is situated 14.8 miles west-north-west of Ellsworth. The land here breathes with a quiet resilience, a sea of golden wheat and emerald corn rippling under the ceaseless wind, punctuated by clusters of sturdy cottonwoods and hardy junipers that offer scant, welcome shade. The air, particularly in the languid afternoons of summer, carries the dry, sweet scent of sun-baked earth and ripening grain, a perfume unique to this agricultural heartland. Even the houses, often painted in practical, muted tones, seem to lean into the vastness, their roofs catching the sun's bright, unwavering gaze. The story of Wilson is etched not in grand monuments but in the enduring spirit of its people and the fertile earth they cultivate. Founded in the late 19th century, its economy has long been anchored to the bounty of the land, a steady cycle of planting and harvest that dictates the rhythm of life. While agriculture remains the bedrock, the town has also found a distinctive character through its Czech heritage, a vibrant thread woven into the community's fabric, evident in local festivals and a palpable sense of shared history. This heritage, combined with the open-hearted pragmatism of prairie dwellers, fosters a unique atmosphere in Wilson, a place where neighborly bonds are as strong as the deep roots of the surrounding fields, and where the quiet hum of tractors often competes with the whisper of the wind.
Live animated radar for Wilson 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.
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| Location | Wilson, Ellsworth County, Kansas |
| Coordinates | 38.825011°N, 98.475344°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 67490 |
| Area Code | 785 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Wilson, Kansas Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Wilson, 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 Wilson includes coordinates 38.825011°N, 98.475344°W, situated in Ellsworth County. ZIP code 67490. 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. 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.
