Cawker City, Kansas Weather
Cawker City, Kansas — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Cawker City, Mitchell County.
Full aviation weather for Cawker City is published on the Osborne Municipal Airport (K75) page, 23 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 Cawker City 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 Cawker City: Moritz Memorial Airport (KK61) 27 km · Mankato Airport (KTKO) 37 km · Smith Center Municipal Airport (KK82) 42 km · Lincoln Municipal Airport (K71) 56 km
Conditions reported at K75 describe the airfield itself. Weather 23 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Cawker City specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Cawker City.
About Cawker City, Kansas
Cawker City unfolds across a landscape of broad, sweeping horizons, where the Kansas prairie breathes a quiet, stoic presence. It lies 64.0 miles north-west of Salina, KS (from Salina, KS: bearing 317°T), and is situated 5.9 miles east of Downs. The sky, a vast dome of shifting blues and grays, casts an ever-changing light upon fields of wheat and corn that stretch towards an unseen edge. Here, the land is a gentle, rolling expanse, punctuated by the occasional cluster of farmsteads and the unassuming grace of cottonwood trees that stand sentinel against the wind. The air itself seems to carry the scent of dry earth and ripening grain, a scent that mingles with the distant hum of agricultural machinery. The story of Cawker City is etched in the resilience of those who settled this fertile ground, drawn by the promise of the soil. Its origins are tied to the westward expansion, a place where early settlers carved out lives from the untamed prairie. Today, the local economy remains firmly rooted in agriculture, with the bounty of the surrounding farms forming the backbone of its prosperity. A singular, world-renowned attraction draws curious visitors from afar: the World's Largest Ball of Twine, a testament to an enduring spirit of quirky ingenuity and a reminder of the simple, yet profound, things that can capture the imagination.
Live animated radar for Cawker City 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 | Cawker City, Mitchell County, Kansas |
| Coordinates | 39.51251°N, 98.433672°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 67430 |
| Area Code | 785 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Cawker City, Kansas Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Cawker City, 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 Cawker City includes coordinates 39.512510°N, 98.433672°W, situated in Mitchell County. ZIP code 67430. 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.
