Arthur, Nebraska — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Arthur, Arthur County.
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Arthur, Nebraska, unfurls across a landscape of sweeping, grass-covered swells, where the sky feels impossibly vast and the horizon a perpetual, beckoning line. It lies 148.6 miles west-north-west of Kearney, NE (from Kearney, NE: bearing 295°T), and is situated 30.7 miles north of Ogallala. The land here is a study in muted earth tones, a tapestry of tawny grasses that shift and shimmer with the passing breeze, punctuated by the stark, stoic forms of wind-sculpted trees. In the distance, the faint shimmer of heat can sometimes be felt, a gentle reminder of the sun's dominion over this open country, and the air itself often carries the clean, dry scent of prairie dust and sun-baked earth. The roads, ribbons of pale gravel, seem to lead nowhere and everywhere at once, tracing the gentle contours of the terrain as they disappear into the immense blue. The spirit of Arthur is deeply entwined with the agricultural pulse of the Sandhills, a region where cattle ranching has long been the lifeblood, shaping both the land and its people. This is a place where the quiet industry of the land dictates the pace of life, where generations have learned to read the subtle signs of the seasons and the sky. While Arthur itself might be small, its influence ripples outwards, a testament to the enduring resilience of those who make their home in this expansive, beautiful country. The history here is not etched in grand monuments, but in the persistent cultivation of the soil and the deep-rooted traditions of a community that understands the value of hard work and the quiet satisfaction of a life lived close to the earth.
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| Location | Arthur, Arthur County, Nebraska |
| Coordinates | 41.571654°N, 101.691565°W |
| Timezone | Mountain Time (America/Denver) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 69121 |
| Area Code | 308 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Arthur, 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 Arthur includes coordinates 41.571654°N, 101.691565°W, situated in Arthur County. ZIP code 69121. Telephone area code: 308. Timezone: Mountain Time (America/Denver).
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.