Speed, Kansas Weather
Speed, Kansas — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Speed, Phillips County.
Full aviation weather for Speed is published on the Phillipsburg Municipal Airport (KPHG) page, 11 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 Speed 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 Speed: Rooks County Regional Airport (KRCP) 38 km · Norton Municipal Airport (KNRN) 45 km · Hill City Municipal Airport (KHLC) 48 km · Smith Center Municipal Airport (KK82) 54 km
Conditions reported at KPHG describe the airfield itself. Weather 11 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Speed specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Speed.
About Speed, Kansas
Speed lies under a vast Kansas sky, where the land rolls with a quiet dignity. It lies 72.9 miles south-south-west of Kearney, NE (from Kearney, NE: bearing 194°T), and is situated 7.5 miles south-west of Phillipsburg. The terrain here is a study in subtle contours, a broad, open country where the horizon seems to stretch into forever, broken only by the stoic lines of farm fields and the occasional cluster of trees marking a homestead. The air, especially in the early morning, carries the clean, earthy scent of turned soil and dew-kissed prairie grass, a primal perfume that speaks of the unbroken expanse. Dust devils sometimes dance across the fields like fleeting spirits, remnants of wind that has swept unimpeded for miles, shaping the very character of this place with its relentless, gentle force. The history of Speed is etched in the agricultural heart of Phillips County, a story of resilience and hard work tied to the cycles of planting and harvest. Early settlers, drawn by the promise of fertile land, carved their lives out of this prairie, establishing a local economy that has always been deeply rooted in farming, primarily wheat and corn. The rhythm of life in Speed is dictated by the seasons and the sun, a steady, unhurried tempo that allows for quiet contemplation and a deep connection to the land. There are no grand monuments here, but the enduring presence of the fields, the weathered barns, and the simple, sturdy homes stand as a testament to the generations who have called this place home, their lives woven into the very fabric of the prairie.
Live animated radar for Speed 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 | Speed, Phillips County, Kansas |
| Coordinates | 39.677231°N, 99.420934°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 67661 |
| Area Code | 785 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Speed, Kansas Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Speed, 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 Speed includes coordinates 39.677231°N, 99.420934°W, situated in Phillips County. ZIP code 67661. 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.
