Longford, Kansas Weather
Longford, Kansas — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Longford, Clay County.
Full aviation weather for Longford is published on the Clay Center Municipal Airport (KCYW) page, 28 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 Longford 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 Longford: Minneapolis City County Airport (K45K) 35 km · Freeman Field (K3JC) 44 km · Blosser Municipal Airport (KCNK) 50 km · Salina Municipal Airport (KSLN) 50 km · Marshall Army Air Field (KFRI) 51 km
Conditions reported at KCYW describe the airfield itself. Weather 28 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Longford specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Longford.
About Longford, Kansas
Longford rests in a wide, cultivated valley where the Kansas wind, a constant presence, whispers through the tall grasses and bends the stalks of wheat. It lies 27.3 miles north-north-east of Salina, KS (from Salina, KS: bearing 33°T), and is situated 18.6 miles north-north-west of Abilene. The land here is a quilt of greens and golds, stitched together by the gentle, rolling contours of the prairie, occasionally broken by the darker, more tenacious green of cottonwood trees lining the infrequent creeks. The sky overhead feels immense, a vast, luminous dome that shifts from the pale blue of morning to the bruised purples and fiery oranges of sunset, casting long, dramatic shadows across the fields. The air, especially in the early morning, carries a clean, earthy scent, a blend of damp soil and ripening grain that speaks of the land's enduring fertility. The history of Longford is deeply entwined with the agricultural bounty of this region, a story written in the soil and the resilience of its people. For generations, the economy has been anchored by farming, a steady rhythm dictated by the seasons and the sun. The town itself, with its modest collection of buildings, reflects this heritage, a place where the pace of life is measured by the slow arc of the sun and the quiet hum of tractors in the distance. Though not a place of grand monuments, Longford possesses a distinct character born of its prairie setting and the enduring spirit of those who have called this fertile valley home, a quiet testament to the enduring power of the land.
Live animated radar for Longford 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 | Longford, Clay County, Kansas |
| Coordinates | 39.169996°N, 97.331413°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 67458 |
| Area Code | 785 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Longford, Kansas Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Longford, 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 Longford includes coordinates 39.169996°N, 97.331413°W, situated in Clay County. ZIP code 67458. 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.
