Strong City, Kansas Weather
Strong City, Kansas — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Strong City, Chase County.
Full aviation weather for Strong City is published on the Cottonwood Falls Airport (K9K0) page, 4 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. 4 airfields within reach of Strong City 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 Strong City: Emporia Municipal Airport (KEMP) 31 km · Council Grove Municipal Airport (K63) 31 km · Herington Regional Airport (KHRU) 41 km
Conditions reported at K9K0 describe the airfield itself. Weather 4 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Strong City specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Strong City.
About Strong City, Kansas
Strong City rests upon the Kansas prairie, where the land unfolds in broad, sweeping vistas under an immense sky. It lies 54.4 miles south of Manhattan, KS (from Manhattan, KS: bearing 178°T), and is situated 1.8 miles north of Cottonwood Falls. The terrain here is a study in subtle gradients, a gentle rolling that speaks of ancient geological shifts rather than dramatic upheaval. The air, especially in the hushed moments of late afternoon, carries a faint, sweet scent of sun-baked grasses and distant wildflowers, a perfume unique to these wide-open spaces. The character of Strong City is one of quiet resilience, a place where the horizon seems to extend not just across the earth but into a boundless future. This heartland settlement, Strong City, draws its lineage from the pioneering spirit that once charted these plains, its early days inextricably linked to the railroad's inexorable march westward. The local economy has long been tethered to the fertile soil, with agriculture forming the bedrock of its sustenance, the golden waves of wheat and amber waves of corn defining the agricultural calendar. A notable feature is the historic Chase County Courthouse, a stately edifice that stands as a sentinel of the county's enduring past, a subtle reminder of the legal and civic structures that grew from the wilder ground. The rhythm of life in Strong City is measured, a steady beat that echoes the seasons and the dependable turning of the agricultural year.
Live animated radar for Strong City 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 | Strong City, Chase County, Kansas |
| Coordinates | 38.397236°N, 96.536951°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 66869 |
| Area Code | 913 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Strong City, Kansas Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Strong City, 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 Strong City includes coordinates 38.397236°N, 96.536951°W, situated in Chase County. ZIP code 66869. 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. 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.
