Cedar, Kansas Weather
Cedar, Kansas — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Cedar, Johnson County.
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About Cedar, Kansas
Cedar lies cradled by the broad shoulders of rolling Kansas farmland, a place where the horizon stretches wide and the sky feels vast enough to swallow you whole. It lies 9.2 miles north-west of Olathe, KS (from Olathe, KS: bearing 318°T), and is situated 6.2 miles south-south-west of Bonner Springs. The land itself is a study in muted greens and browns, broken by the darker ribbons of cottonwood and elm that line the intermittent creeks feeding into the larger Kansas River system to the east. In summer, the air hums with the industry of unseen insects, and the light, especially as the sun begins its slow descent, takes on a golden, almost honeyed quality, bathing the fields in a warm, lingering glow. The very character of Cedar is one of patient endurance, a quiet strength drawn from the deep, fertile soil that sustains it. The history of Cedar is inextricably linked to the rich agricultural heritage of Johnson County, a legacy of wheat fields and cattle ranches that still defines much of its local economy. For generations, the land has yielded its bounty, a testament to the hard work and resilience of the families who settled here, drawn by the promise of fertile ground. While large-scale industry has largely bypassed this particular corner of Kansas, a robust network of local businesses, from hardware stores to family-owned diners, forms the backbone of Cedar's daily life. The distinctiveness of Cedar lies not in grand monuments or bustling attractions, but in its steady, unpretentious rhythm, a feeling of rootedness that permeates the air like the scent of freshly turned earth after a spring rain.
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| Location | Cedar, Johnson County, Kansas |
| Coordinates | 38.979171°N, 94.934411°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 66018, 67628 |
| Area Code | 785 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Cedar, Kansas Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Cedar, 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 Cedar includes coordinates 38.979171°N, 94.934411°W, situated in Johnson County. ZIP code 66018, 67628. 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.
