Manhattan, Kansas Weather
Manhattan, Kansas — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery for Manhattan, Riley County.
Full aviation weather for Manhattan is published on the Manhattan Regional Airport (KMHK) page, 10 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 Manhattan 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 Manhattan: Marshall Army Air Field (KFRI) 22 km · Wamego Municipal Airport (K69K) 27 km · Freeman Field (K3JC) 28 km · Clay Center Municipal Airport (KCYW) 55 km · Council Grove Municipal Airport (K63) 56 km
Conditions reported at KMHK describe the airfield itself. Weather 10 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Manhattan specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
About Manhattan, Kansas
Manhattan, Kansas, unfolds across a landscape where the Flint Hills begin their gentle, rolling descent towards the Kansas River valley. It lies 48.8 miles west-north-west of Topeka, KS (from Topeka, KS: bearing 281°T), and is situated 8.8 miles north-east of Ogden. Here, the prairie sky stretches vast and deep, a canvas for clouds that drift like slow ships on an ocean of blue. The air, especially in the hush of early morning or the golden light of late afternoon, carries the dry, sweet scent of sun-baked grasses and the distant, earthy perfume of cultivated fields. Streams, often no more than a silver thread after a dry spell, meander through shallow draws, their banks etched with the persistent green of cottonwoods and willows, offering a cool, shaded contrast to the open expanses. This is a place where the land itself seems to breathe, its contours shaped by wind and water over millennia, a quiet testament to forces far older than human memory. The history of Manhattan is deeply intertwined with the fertile land and the confluence of waterways, evolving from its early days as a frontier settlement to its present-day identity as a vibrant university town. Founded in the mid-19th century by abolitionists and free-state proponents, it quickly established itself as a center for commerce, its economy historically rooted in agriculture, with grain elevators standing as stoic sentinels on the horizons. Today, Kansas State University is a defining presence, its academic pulse resonating through the community, bringing a dynamic energy and a diverse population. This fusion of agrarian roots and academic pursuit lends Manhattan a distinctive character, a place where the quiet persistence of the prairie meets the lively hum of innovation, a unique blend of tradition and forward momentum.
Live animated radar for Manhattan 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 | Manhattan, Riley County, Kansas |
| Coordinates | 39.183608°N, 96.571669°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 66502, 66506, 66503, 66505 |
| Area Code | 913 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Manhattan, Kansas Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Manhattan, 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 Manhattan includes coordinates 39.183608°N, 96.571669°W, situated in Riley County. ZIP code 66502, 66506, 66503, 66505. 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.
