Cawker City, Kansas Weather
Cawker City, Kansas — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Cawker City, Mitchell County.
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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.
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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 | July 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, 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 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. 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.
