Abilene, KS Weather Forecast
Dickinson County, Kansas
Live radar, warnings and storm tracking for Abilene, with free alerts the moment it counts.
The next few hours
Taller, warmer bars mean heavier rain. Dotted means no reading for that hour.
Hour by hour
Sunrise and sunset
Next five days, scored 0 to 100The first day or two use the HRRR and NBM cloud layers. Later days only have total cloud, so treat them as a rough guide.
Know when sunset at this place will be worth a photo
We score every sunrise and sunset here from the cloud, haze and smoke forecast, and let you know when one is likely to light up. Sunrise the evening before, sunset a few hours ahead.
Seven-day outlook
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Abilene, KS at a glance
Abilene is home to about 6,443 people in Dickinson County, across 4.8 square miles. It ranks 56th by population of 99 places in Kansas with a forecast here. The nearest neighbour with its own forecast is Junction City, 21 miles away.
- County
- Dickinson County
- Population
- 6,443 2023 est.
- Land area
- 4.8 sq mi
- People per sq mi
- 1,334
- Forecast point
- 38.9245°N, 97.2280°W
How well can the network see Abilene?
The nearest Doppler radar is KTWX (Topeka, KS), to the E. Its lowest scan passes about 3,900 ft above Abilene. Close enough to see rotation in the low part of a storm, where tornadoes form.
The closest weather station is KSLN (Salina Rgnl). Far enough that current conditions for Abilene are a reading from somewhere else.
Forecasts near Abilene
- Junction City, KS21 mi
- Salina, KS22 mi
- Clay Center, KS32 mi
- Lindsborg, KS34 mi
- Manhattan, KS38 mi
- Hillsboro, KS40 mi
- McPherson, KS45 mi
- Concordia, KS50 mi
Elsewhere in Kansas
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