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, Smith County.
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About Cedar, Kansas
Cedar rests in the wide embrace of the Kansas plains, where the sky asserts its dominion and the land unfolds in an endless expanse of cultivated fields. It lies 70.5 miles south-south-west of Hastings, NE (from Hastings, NE: bearing 205°T), and is situated 9.0 miles south-south-east of Kensington. The horizon itself seems a tangible line, a gentle curve where emerald and gold meet the vast, cerulean dome. Here, the wind, a constant companion, whispers through stands of native grasses and rustles the ripening grain, carrying the clean, earthy scent of turned soil and distant rain. Farmsteads, sturdy and weathered, dot the landscape like patient sentinels, their red barns a vibrant punctuation against the muted tones of the earth and sky. The light in Cedar, particularly as the day begins to wane, possesses a particular softness, a golden wash that lingers, deepening the shadows and lending a hushed reverence to the open country. The history of Cedar is written in the stoic resilience of its people and the fertile soil that has sustained them for generations. It emerged from the dreams of homesteaders who saw potential in this rolling prairie, a place where hard work and a connection to the land could forge a future. The local economy remains tethered to the bounty of agriculture, with wheat and corn forming the backbone of its prosperity, their stalks standing tall and proud under the relentless Kansas sun. While not a place of grand monuments, Cedar possesses a quiet dignity, a sense of enduring community built on shared experiences and the simple, profound rhythms of rural life. The very air here seems to carry the echoes of past harvests and the quiet aspirations of those who have called Cedar home.
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| Location | Cedar, Smith County, Kansas |
| Coordinates | 39.657233°N, 98.940359°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 39.657233°N, 98.940359°W, situated in Smith 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.
