Bala, Kansas Weather
Bala, Kansas — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Bala, Riley County.
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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.
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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 | July 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, real-time aviation weather (live METAR and TAF reports from the nearest reporting airport, with a modeled estimate shown when no station is in range), precipitation radar and NOAA GOES-16 satellite imagery. 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. Aviation data is sourced from aviationweather.gov (NOAA), with a modeled estimate used where no nearby reporting station is available. 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.
