Alexandria, Nebraska Weather
Alexandria, Nebraska — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Alexandria, Thayer County.
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About Alexandria, Nebraska
Alexandria sits at the gentle cusp of the Nebraska prairie, a place where the sky feels vast and the land rolls with a patient, agricultural hum. It lies 53.9 miles south-west of Lincoln, NE (from Lincoln, NE: bearing 225°T), and is situated 13.3 miles north-west of Fairbury. The horizon here is a clean, unbroken line, often softened by the hazy blush of distant grain fields or the deeper greens of summer corn. Roads, laid out in a grid that speaks of early surveyors' intent, stretch out like pale ribbons, drawing the eye towards the seemingly infinite expanse. On a clear day, the air itself seems to possess a certain clarity, a quiet sharpness that carries the scent of sun-baked earth and the faint, sweet perfume of ripening wheat. The houses, often simple and well-kept, are scattered with a deliberate spacing, each seemingly content in its own patch of cultivated ground, contributing to a landscape that feels both ordered and generously open. This corner of Thayer County, Nebraska, was historically shaped by the arrival of settlers drawn by the promise of fertile soil and the Homestead Act, a narrative etched into the very way the land is worked. Alexandria's economy has long been tethered to the bounty of the surrounding farms, with generations of families cultivating corn, soybeans, and other essential crops that define the region's agricultural heart. The grain elevator, a familiar sentinel against the prairie sky, stands as a quiet testament to this enduring connection, a hub where the year's harvest finds its way to wider markets. While the pace of life in Alexandria might seem unhurried to an outsider, there is a steady, ingrained rhythm to its days, a continuity built on the seasons and the enduring labor of those who call this open country home. The local character is one of quiet resilience and a deep, unpretentious pride in the land and the community it sustains.
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| Location | Alexandria, Thayer County, Nebraska |
| Coordinates | 40.245279°N, 97.389208°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 68303 |
| Area Code | 402 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Alexandria, Nebraska Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Alexandria, Nebraska, 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 Alexandria includes coordinates 40.245279°N, 97.389208°W, situated in Thayer County. ZIP code 68303. Telephone area code: 402. 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.
