Kensington, Kansas Weather
Kensington, Kansas — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Kensington, Smith County.
Full aviation weather for Kensington is published on the Smith Center Municipal Airport (KK82) page, 20 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. 5 airfields within reach of Kensington 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 Kensington: Phillipsburg Municipal Airport (KPHG) 25 km · Osborne Municipal Airport (K75) 48 km · Rooks County Regional Airport (KRCP) 52 km · Red Cloud Municipal Airport (K7V7) 55 km
Conditions reported at KK82 describe the airfield itself. Weather 20 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Kensington specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Kensington.
About Kensington, Kansas
Kensington rests within the broad, sweeping embrace of Smith County, a place where the Kansas prairie unfolds in vast, undulating seas of green and gold under an immense sky. It lies 64.5 miles south of Kearney, NE (from Kearney, NE: bearing 178°T), and is situated 15.5 miles east of Phillipsburg. The land here is a study in subtle contours, a gentle rise and fall that guides the eye towards the horizon, broken only by the occasional cluster of cottonwood trees or the distant gleam of a farmhouse. Sunlight, particularly in the late afternoon, casts long, painterly shadows that lengthen and deepen, giving the landscape a quiet, almost mournful beauty. The air itself often carries a dry, earthy scent, mingled with the faint, sweet perfume of ripening wheat or the dusty aroma of summer-baked soil. Life in Kensington flows with a deliberate, unhurried grace, mirroring the slow turning of the seasons. The story of Kensington is deeply entwined with the fertile earth that surrounds it. Founded by settlers drawn to the rich agricultural potential of this region, the town's economy has long been anchored in the cultivation of grain and livestock. This enduring connection to the land is palpable in the quiet hum of tractors in the distance and the sturdy, practical architecture of its buildings. While the world beyond may rush, Kensington maintains a steady, grounded existence, a testament to the enduring spirit of those who chose to build their lives here. The local character is one of quiet resilience and a deep appreciation for the simple abundance provided by nature, a constant reminder of the cyclical rhythms that govern both the land and its people.
Live animated radar for Kensington 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 | Kensington, Smith County, Kansas |
| Coordinates | 39.766956°N, 99.031751°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 66951 |
| Area Code | 913 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Kensington, Kansas Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Kensington, 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 Kensington includes coordinates 39.766956°N, 99.031751°W, situated in Smith County. ZIP code 66951. Telephone area code: 913. 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.
