Bala, Kansas Weather
Bala, Kansas — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Bala, Riley County.
Full aviation weather for Bala is published on the Clay Center Municipal Airport (KCYW) page, 20 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. 5 airfields within reach of Bala 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 Bala: Manhattan Regional Airport (KMHK) 30 km · Freeman Field (K3JC) 31 km · Marshall Army Air Field (KFRI) 33 km · Washington County Memorial Airport (K38) 48 km
Conditions reported at KCYW describe the airfield itself. Weather 20 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Bala specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Bala.
About Bala, Kansas
Bala lies cradled in the gentle, rolling Kansas prairie, a place where the sky feels vast and the horizon stretches on forever. It lies 22.0 miles west-north-west of Manhattan, KS (from Manhattan, KS: bearing 293°T), and is situated 7.3 miles north-north-east of Wakefield. The land here is mostly flat, punctuated by shallow draws and the occasional cluster of cottonwood trees that mark the courses of unseen creeks. In the late afternoon, the sun casts long shadows, painting the fields in hues of gold and amber, and the air carries the dry, clean scent of mown hay and prairie grasses. The few buildings of Bala are spread out, lending a sense of quietude to the landscape, as if the very land itself encourages a slower pace. The history of Bala is tied to the fertile ground and the waterways that crisscross this part of the Flint Hills region. Primarily an agricultural community, its economy has long been shaped by the cultivation of grain and the raising of livestock, the familiar sight of silos and barns dotting the countryside a testament to this enduring connection. While not a major hub, Bala has seen generations of families make their lives here, their stories interwoven with the land's own narrative. There's a quiet pride in the resilience of places like Bala, a steadfastness that speaks to the deep roots planted by those who first settled this open country.
Live animated radar for Bala 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 | Bala, Riley County, Kansas |
| Coordinates | 39.309719°N, 96.949735°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 66531 |
| Area Code | 913 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Bala, Kansas Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Bala, 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 Bala includes coordinates 39.309719°N, 96.949735°W, situated in Riley County. ZIP code 66531. 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.
