Zeandale, Kansas Weather
Zeandale, Kansas — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Zeandale, Riley County.
Full aviation weather for Zeandale is published on the Wamego Municipal Airport (K69K) page, 15 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 Zeandale 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 Zeandale: Manhattan Regional Airport (KMHK) 21 km · Marshall Army Air Field (KFRI) 31 km · Freeman Field (K3JC) 38 km · Council Grove Municipal Airport (K63) 55 km
Conditions reported at K69K describe the airfield itself. Weather 15 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Zeandale specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Zeandale.
About Zeandale, Kansas
Zeandale unfolds across a landscape sculpted by the patient hand of wind and water, where rolling prairies surrender to the subtle rise and fall of the Flint Hills. It lies 7.9 miles east-south-east of Manhattan, KS (from Manhattan, KS: bearing 102°T), and is situated 7.1 miles west-south-west of Wamego. Fields of amber grain, rippling like a shallow sea under the vast Kansas sky, stretch to horizons that seem to hold both promise and an ancient stillness. The air here carries the clean, dry scent of sun-baked earth and distant hay, a perfume that deepens as the sun begins its slow descent, casting long, attenuated shadows that lend a spectral grace to the land. Even the houses, modest and weathered, seem to lean into the embrace of the open country, their windows reflecting the endless blue above. The history of Zeandale is interwoven with the agricultural heartbeat of Riley County, a testament to the enduring spirit of those who coaxed sustenance from this rich, dark soil. For generations, the economy has been tethered to the land, its fortunes rising and falling with the bounty of wheat and corn, cattle grazing on pastures that echo with the lowing of distant herds. While no grand monuments mark its past, the quiet dignity of the weathered barns and the enduring strength of the country churches speak of a steady, unpretentious past. The nearby presence of Kansas State University, a mere whisper on the wind from the west, brings a subtle undercurrent of academic life to this predominantly rural tableau, a contrast that lends Zeandale its unique, unhurried character.
Live animated radar for Zeandale 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 | Zeandale, Riley County, Kansas |
| Coordinates | 39.159442°N, 96.426666°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 66502 |
| Area Code | 913 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Zeandale, Kansas Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Zeandale, 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 Zeandale includes coordinates 39.159442°N, 96.426666°W, situated in Riley County. ZIP code 66502. 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.
