Salina, KS Weather Forecast
Saline County, Kansas
Live radar, warnings and storm tracking for Salina, 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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Salina, KS at a glance
Salina is home to about 45,792 people in Saline County, across 26 square miles. It ranks 10th by population of 99 places in Kansas with a forecast here. The nearest neighbour with its own forecast is Lindsborg, 17 miles away.
- County
- Saline County
- Population
- 45,792 2023 est.
- Land area
- 26 sq mi
- People per sq mi
- 1,750
- Forecast point
- 38.8131°N, 97.6145°W
How well can the network see Salina?
The nearest Doppler radar is KTWX (Topeka, KS), to the E. Its lowest scan passes about 6,300 ft above Salina. The beam is above the lowest few thousand feet here, so a warning for Salina can come before anything looks dramatic on radar.
The closest weather station is KSLN (Salina Rgnl). Close enough that its readings are the conditions in town.
Forecasts near Salina
- Lindsborg, KS17 mi
- Abilene, KS22 mi
- McPherson, KS31 mi
- Ellsworth, KS34 mi
- Hillsboro, KS39 mi
- Junction City, KS44 mi
- Lyons, KS45 mi
- Clay Center, KS47 mi
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