Manter, Kansas Weather
Manter, Kansas — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Manter, Stanton County.
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About Manter, Kansas
Manter unfolds across a wide, sun-drenched expanse where the horizon seems to stretch into infinity. It lies 63.4 miles west-south-west of Garden City, KS (from Garden City, KS: bearing 241°T), and is situated 8.3 miles west-south-west of Johnson City. The land here is a study in subtle earth tones, a vast canvas of pale gold and ochre that rolls and dips with a patient, ancient rhythm. Sparse, hardy grasses, resilient against the prevailing winds, cling to the soil, their muted greens and browns shifting with the passing hours. In the distance, the land rises gently into low, rounded buttes, their forms softened by the hazy, often luminous atmosphere that lends a perpetual, ethereal glow to the afternoons. The sky itself feels immense, a boundless dome of cerulean that can, with startling speed, transform into a bruised, dramatic expanse of storm clouds, painting the landscape with fleeting shadows and an electric, vibrant light. The story of Manter is written in the dust and the persistent spirit of those who have worked this land. Originally settled by ranchers and farmers drawn by the promise of open range and fertile, if demanding, soil, its economy has always been intrinsically tied to agriculture. The hum of distant tractors is a familiar sound, a quiet testament to the enduring agricultural heart of the region, where wheat and sorghum often sway in the breeze. While the population is small, a sense of tenacious community prevails, a shared understanding forged by the challenges and rewards of this wide-open country. There are no grand monuments here, but the weathered fences, the sturdy grain elevators standing sentinel against the sky, and the quiet dignity of the farmsteads themselves all speak of a history deeply rooted in the land and the enduring human endeavor to coax life from it.
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| Location | Manter, Stanton County, Kansas |
| Coordinates | 37.523073°N, 101.884896°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 67862 |
| Area Code | 785 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Manter, Kansas Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Manter, Kansas, including current conditions, a 24-hour hourly forecast, 7-day outlook, NWS extended text forecast, real-time aviation weather (live METAR and TAF reports from the nearest reporting airport, with a modeled estimate shown when no station is in range), precipitation radar and NOAA GOES-16 satellite imagery. 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 Manter includes coordinates 37.523073°N, 101.884896°W, situated in Stanton County. ZIP code 67862. 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. Aviation data is sourced from aviationweather.gov (NOAA), with a modeled estimate used where no nearby reporting station is available. 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.
