Bentley, Kansas Weather
Bentley, Kansas — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery for Bentley, Sedgwick County.
Full aviation weather for Bentley is published on the Riverside Airport (KK32) page, 18 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. 6 airfields within reach of Bentley 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 Bentley: Wichita Dwight D. Eisenhower National Airport (KICT) 27 km · Colonel James Jabara Airport (KAAO) 30 km · Beech Factory Airport (KBEC) 34 km · Cessna Aircraft Field (KCEA) 35 km · McConnell Air Force Base (KIAB) 37 km
Conditions reported at KK32 describe the airfield itself. Weather 18 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Bentley specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
About Bentley, Kansas
Bentley unfolds across the Kansas prairie, a landscape defined by the vast, unbroken sweep of the sky and the patient, fertile earth. It lies 16.6 miles north-west of Wichita, KS (from Wichita, KS: bearing 324°T), and is situated 8.6 miles west-north-west of Valley Center. The terrain here is largely flat, a gentle incline that slopes imperceptibly eastward, allowing the horizon to stretch out in an almost infinite expanse. Fields of golden wheat and emerald corn ripple like a silent ocean under the sun, their straight lines a deliberate geometry imposed upon the natural world. When the wind stirs, it carries the dry scent of sun-baked soil and the faintest whisper of distant thunderstorms, a constant reminder of the elements that shape this place. In the twilight hours, the western sky often blazes with an improbable palette of oranges and purples, a fleeting, breathtaking spectacle that washes over the quiet streets of Bentley. The history of Bentley is etched into the very grain of its agricultural heritage, a story woven from the resilience of settlers who coaxed life from this seemingly austere land. Its economy, for generations, has been intrinsically tied to the bounty of the surrounding fields, with grain elevators standing as silent sentinels to the cycles of planting and harvest. While the larger agricultural concerns now dominate, the echoes of smaller, family farms persist, their legacy a quiet influence on the communal spirit. The community itself possesses a grounded, unhurried character, where neighborly greetings are exchanged with a genuine warmth, and the rhythm of life is dictated more by the seasons than by the ticking of a clock. Bentley, though unassuming, holds within its quiet expanse the enduring spirit of the American prairie.
Live animated radar for Bentley 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 | Bentley, Sedgwick County, Kansas |
| Coordinates | 37.886123°N, 97.516988°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 67016 |
| Area Code | 785 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Bentley, Kansas Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Bentley, 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 Bentley includes coordinates 37.886123°N, 97.516988°W, situated in Sedgwick County. ZIP code 67016. 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.
