Seward, Kansas Weather
Seward, Kansas — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Seward, Stafford County.
Full aviation weather for Seward is published on the Great Bend Municipal Airport (KGBD) page, 19 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 Seward 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 Seward: Larned Pawnee County Airport (KLQR) 26 km · Lyons-Rice County Municipal Airport (KLYO) 53 km · Pratt Regional Airport (KPTT) 53 km · Rush County Airport (K94) 60 km
Conditions reported at KGBD describe the airfield itself. Weather 19 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Seward specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Seward.
About Seward, Kansas
Seward stretches across the Kansas prairie, a quiet settlement where the land rolls out in broad, unbroken sweeps under a sky that seems impossibly vast. It lies 47.7 miles west of Hutchinson, KS (from Hutchinson, KS: bearing 280°T), and is situated 13.0 miles south of Great Bend. The soil here is a rich, dark loam, testament to seasons of growth and the patient turning of the earth, and it lends a deep, resonant color to the fields that surround the homes and businesses. In the late afternoon, the sun casts long, golden shadows that stretch from the low-slung buildings, painting the landscape with a gentle, fleeting beauty. The air, often carrying the dry scent of ripening wheat or the clean tang of distant rain, holds a stillness that invites contemplation, a quietude broken only by the rustle of wind through the sparse trees or the distant hum of a tractor. The history of Seward is tied to the agricultural heartland of America, a place where generations have worked the land, coaxing sustenance from its fertile ground. Its economy has long been rooted in farming, with wheat and corn fields dominating the horizon, their golden stalks a familiar sight through the long, warm summers. While not a major hub, Seward has endured, a testament to the resilience of its people and their connection to this particular stretch of prairie. Small businesses line the main thoroughfare, serving the needs of the surrounding agricultural community, their storefronts reflecting a practical, no-nonsense approach to life. The rhythm of Seward is dictated by the seasons, the planting and the harvest, a steady cadence that has marked the passage of time for as long as anyone can remember.
Live animated radar for Seward 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 | Seward, Stafford County, Kansas |
| Coordinates | 38.177791°N, 98.794811°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 67576 |
| Area Code | 785 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Seward, Kansas Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Seward, 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 Seward includes coordinates 38.177791°N, 98.794811°W, situated in Stafford County. ZIP code 67576. 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.
