Radium, Kansas — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Radium, Stafford County.
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Radium rests in a quiet corner of Stafford County, Kansas, where the land unfurls in wide, generous plains under an immense sky. It lies 53.0 miles west of Hutchinson, KS (from Hutchinson, KS: bearing 279°T), and is situated 14.9 miles south-south-west of Great Bend. The horizon here is a clean, unbroken line, a subtle curve that speaks of vastness rather than flatness, punctuated only by the occasional stand of cottonwoods or a distant grain elevator, a stoic sentinel against the endless blue. The soil, a rich, dark loam, holds the memory of ancient seas and breathes a faint, earthy scent, especially after a sun-shower, when the air itself seems to shimmer with a cool, clean light. Fields of wheat, a golden sea in summer, stretch to the edges of perception, their stalks whispering secrets to the passing breeze, a gentle undulation that is the very pulse of this place. This is a landscape shaped by agriculture, where the rhythm of planting and harvest dictates the pulse of life, and the local economy is deeply rooted in the bounty of the earth. For generations, families have worked this land, their stories intertwined with the cycles of the seasons and the enduring spirit of resilience. Radium, though small, carries the quiet pride of a community that understands the value of hard work and neighborly connection, a place where the legacy of pioneers and the steady hum of tractors form the soundtrack to everyday existence. The grain elevators, reaching toward the heavens, are not just storage facilities but monuments to the labor that sustains this fertile ground, their silos a familiar, comforting silhouette against the twilight sky.
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| Location | Radium, Stafford County, Kansas |
| Coordinates | 38.17418°N, 98.893426°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 67550 |
| Area Code | 785 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Radium, 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 Radium includes coordinates 38.174180°N, 98.893426°W, situated in Stafford County. ZIP code 67550. 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.