Smith Center, Kansas Weather
Smith Center, Kansas — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Smith Center, Smith County.
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About Smith Center, Kansas
Smith Center lies at the heart of a vast Kansas prairie, where the land stretches out in an endless, sun-baked panorama under a sky that seems impossibly large. It lies 59.6 miles south-south-west of Hastings, NE (from Hastings, NE: bearing 201°T), and is situated 13.1 miles east of Kensington. The earth here is a rich, ochreous brown, punctuated by the emerald and gold of ripening wheat fields that ripple like a silent ocean in the constant breeze. Distant farmsteads, mere smudges against the horizon, speak of a life lived in communion with the elements, their silhouettes softened by the shimmering heat that rises from the flat terrain. Even the air itself seems to possess a certain quality, a dry, clean scent carrying the faint, sweet perfume of wild grasses and the promise of distant rain. The history of Smith Center is etched into the very soil, a testament to the resilience of early settlers who carved a life from this seemingly unforgiving landscape. Founded by homesteaders drawn by the promise of fertile land, the town’s economy has long been tied to the bounty of agriculture, particularly wheat and corn, a rhythm dictated by the changing seasons. Today, Smith Center retains its character as a vital hub for the surrounding agricultural community, its Main Street a quiet artery of local businesses, hardware stores, and cafes where conversations flow as freely as the coffee. A notable landmark is the historic courthouse, a solid, stone sentinel that has witnessed generations pass, its presence a constant anchor in the ever-shifting currents of time and change.
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| Location | Smith Center, Smith County, Kansas |
| Coordinates | 39.779179°N, 98.785075°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 66967 |
| Area Code | 913 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Smith Center, Kansas Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Smith Center, 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 Smith Center includes coordinates 39.779179°N, 98.785075°W, situated in Smith County. ZIP code 66967. 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. 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.
