Galva, Kansas Weather
Galva, Kansas — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery for Galva, McPherson County.
Full aviation weather for Galva is published on the Mc Pherson Airport (KMPR) page, 14 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 Galva 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 Galva: Moundridge Municipal Airport (K47K) 20 km · Hiebert Airfield (K17Q) 25 km · Newton City-County Airport (KEWK) 43 km · Hutchinson Municipal Airport (KHUT) 45 km · Salina Municipal Airport (KSLN) 47 km
Conditions reported at KMPR describe the airfield itself. Weather 14 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Galva specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
About Galva, Kansas
Galva lies under a vast, sweeping Kansas sky, where the land stretches out in an endless embrace of tawny grasses and cultivated fields. It lies 30.8 miles north-east of Hutchinson, KS (from Hutchinson, KS: bearing 44°T), and is situated 6.9 miles east of McPherson. The horizon is a clean, sharp line, broken only by the occasional cluster of trees that mark a farmstead or a distant windbreak. Here, the terrain is a gentle, rolling expanse, the earth itself a rich, dark loam that has yielded its bounty for generations. The air, particularly in the early morning or late afternoon, carries a clean, dry scent, hinting at the sun-baked earth and the promise of ripening grain. This is a place where the sky feels immense, a canvas for clouds that drift like ships across an azure sea, and where the silence is profound, broken only by the whisper of the wind through the stalks of wheat or the distant hum of a tractor. The history of Galva is a testament to the enduring spirit of those who settled these plains, drawn by the promise of fertile land and the chance to build a life from scratch. The local economy, like much of this region, is deeply rooted in agriculture, with vast fields of wheat and corn painting the landscape in shades of gold and green through the seasons. The rhythm of life in Galva is dictated by the planting and harvesting cycles, a steady, unhurried cadence that has shaped the character of its people. There’s a quiet pride in the town’s self-sufficiency, a legacy of a time when neighbors relied on each other for survival and success. While large-scale industry is absent, the town serves as a vital hub for the surrounding farms, its grain elevators standing like sentinels against the prairie wind, symbols of prosperity earned through hard work and a deep connection to the land.
Live animated radar for Galva 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 | Galva, McPherson County, Kansas |
| Coordinates | 38.381952°N, 97.537538°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 67443 |
| Area Code | 785 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Galva, Kansas Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Galva, 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 Galva includes coordinates 38.381952°N, 97.537538°W, situated in McPherson County. ZIP code 67443. 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.
