Clay Center, Kansas Weather
Clay Center, Kansas — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery for Clay Center, Clay County.
Full aviation weather for Clay Center is published on the Clay Center Municipal Airport (KCYW) page, 3 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 Clay Center 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 Clay Center: Washington County Memorial Airport (K38) 40 km · Freeman Field (K3JC) 44 km · Manhattan Regional Airport (KMHK) 47 km · Marshall Army Air Field (KFRI) 48 km · Blosser Municipal Airport (KCNK) 49 km
Conditions reported at KCYW describe the airfield itself. Weather 3 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Clay Center specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
About Clay Center, Kansas
Clay Center rests in a broad, cultivated expanse where the Kansas prairie begins its subtle, persistent rise. It lies 32.5 miles west-north-west of Manhattan, KS (from Manhattan, KS: bearing 294°T), and is situated 13.0 miles north-north-west of Wakefield. The land here is a quilt of rich, dark soil, patiently turned and sown, stretching towards horizons that feel impossibly vast, especially when the sky, a canvas of ever-shifting blues and greys, dominates the view. Long, straight roads, lined with wind-swept trees, dissect these fields, leading the eye toward farmsteads that appear as small, resolute islands in the sea of grain. The air itself carries a clean, dry scent, a blend of sun-baked earth and the distant, sweet perfume of ripening wheat, a constant reminder of the land's generous, if demanding, nature. The history of Clay Center is deeply entwined with the agricultural bounty of its surroundings, a legacy that continues to shape its economy and the quiet diligence of its people. For generations, the fertile ground has sustained families, their lives measured by the seasons and the cycles of planting and harvest, with wheat and corn forming the backbone of local prosperity. The town itself, a compact and friendly collection of brick buildings and tidy homes, serves as the central hub for these agricultural endeavors, its businesses catering to the needs of the surrounding farms. A distinctive charm emanates from its well-maintained downtown, where storefronts reflect a practical, unpretentious spirit, and the pace of life allows for neighborly greetings and unhurried conversations, a testament to the enduring strength of community in the heartland.
Live animated radar for Clay Center 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.
Source: NOAA/NESDIS GOES-East · Public domain · Auto-updates on page reload
| Location | Clay Center, Clay County, Kansas |
| Coordinates | 39.376941°N, 97.124743°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 67008, 67432 |
| Area Code | 785 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Clay Center, Kansas Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Clay Center, 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 Clay Center includes coordinates 39.376941°N, 97.124743°W, situated in Clay County. ZIP code 67008, 67432. 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.
