Raymond, Kansas Weather
Raymond, Kansas — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Raymond, Rice County.
Full aviation weather for Raymond is published on the Lyons-Rice County Municipal Airport (KLYO) page, 18 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 Raymond 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 Raymond: Great Bend Municipal Airport (KGBD) 39 km · Hutchinson Municipal Airport (KHUT) 54 km · Ellsworth Municipal Airport (K9K7) 55 km · Larned Pawnee County Airport (KLQR) 59 km
Conditions reported at KLYO describe the airfield itself. Weather 18 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Raymond specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Raymond.
About Raymond, Kansas
Raymond unfolds across a landscape of gentle, rolling prairie, where the horizon stretches wide and the sky feels immense, a vast canvas for the ever-shifting moods of Kansas weather. It lies 30.3 miles west-north-west of Hutchinson, KS (from Hutchinson, KS: bearing 300°T), and is situated 19.9 miles east-south-east of Great Bend. The land here is a study in subtle textures, from the rich, dark loam of cultivated fields to the pale, sun-bleached grasses that fringe the dusty roads, whispering secrets on the breeze. Buildings, mostly low-slung and practical, seem to hunker down against the wind, their paint often faded to muted tones that blend with the earth. Evenings bring a peculiar stillness, punctuated only by the distant hum of a tractor or the mournful cry of a hawk, and the light, especially as it softens towards dusk, casts long, painterly shadows that imbue the scene with a quiet, almost sacred, beauty. The history of Raymond is deeply entwined with the cultivation of the surrounding land, a testament to the enduring spirit of those who settled this prairie. It was a place built on the sweat of farmers, their lives dictated by the seasons and the capricious generosity of the rain, a rhythm that still echoes in the quiet pace of daily life. The local economy remains firmly rooted in agriculture, with wheat fields stretching as far as the eye can see, their golden heads bowing in unison under the summer sun. While modern conveniences have arrived, a certain old-fashioned sensibility persists in Raymond, a sense of community born from shared hard work and a deep respect for the land that sustains them.
Live animated radar for Raymond 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 | Raymond, Rice County, Kansas |
| Coordinates | 38.276956°N, 98.415904°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 67573 |
| Area Code | 785 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Raymond, Kansas Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Raymond, 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 Raymond includes coordinates 38.276956°N, 98.415904°W, situated in Rice County. ZIP code 67573. 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.
