Goddard, Kansas Weather
Goddard, Kansas — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Goddard, Sedgwick County.
Full aviation weather for Goddard is published on the Wichita Dwight D. Eisenhower National Airport (KICT) page, 13 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 Goddard 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 Goddard: Riverside Airport (KK32) 18 km · McConnell Air Force Base (KIAB) 27 km · Cessna Aircraft Field (KCEA) 29 km · Beech Factory Airport (KBEC) 32 km · Colonel James Jabara Airport (KAAO) 33 km
Conditions reported at KICT describe the airfield itself. Weather 13 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Goddard specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Goddard.
About Goddard, Kansas
Goddard unfurls across the Kansas prairie under a sky that seems to stretch forever, a broad canvas where clouds paint fleeting dramas. It lies 13.2 miles west of Wichita, KS (from Wichita, KS: bearing 260°T), and is situated 8.5 miles south-south-west of Colwich. The land here rolls with a subtle, patient grace, the earth a deep, rich loam that holds the memory of ancient seas and the promise of abundant harvests. Fields of grain, gold under the summer sun and a muted ochre in the fall, ripple like an ocean in the breeze, broken by the darker green of windbreaks and the occasional splash of a farmhouse roof. The air, particularly in the quiet hours of dawn or the hushed moments before dusk, carries a clean, dry scent, mingled with the faintest perfume of wild sunflowers and the distant, earthy aroma of tilled soil. The character of Goddard is one of quiet resilience, a steadfast presence against the vastness of the plains. The history of Goddard is etched into the very way the land is worked, a testament to the enduring spirit of those who settled these plains. Originally established as a station on the Santa Fe Trail, its roots run deep in the westward expansion of America, a place where travelers once found respite. Today, the local economy still leans on the bounty of the land, with agriculture remaining a cornerstone, though the proximity to Wichita has brought a new dynamic, attracting residents who seek the tranquility of rural life without sacrificing access to urban amenities. Distinctive to Goddard is its ongoing evolution, a community that honors its agricultural heritage while embracing the future, a place where the quiet hum of tractors in the fields harmonizes with the distant pulse of a growing city.
Live animated radar for Goddard 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 | Goddard, Sedgwick County, Kansas |
| Coordinates | 37.659736°N, 97.575326°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 67052 |
| Area Code | 785 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Goddard, Kansas Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Goddard, 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 Goddard includes coordinates 37.659736°N, 97.575326°W, situated in Sedgwick County. ZIP code 67052. 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.
