Atkinson, Nebraska Weather
Atkinson, Nebraska — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Atkinson, Holt County.
Full aviation weather for Atkinson is published on the O'Neill Municipal Airport–John L Baker Field (KONL) page, 25 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. 2 airfields within reach of Atkinson 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 Atkinson: Rock County Airport (KRBE) 48 km
Conditions reported at KONL describe the airfield itself. Weather 25 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Atkinson specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Atkinson.
About Atkinson, Nebraska
Atkinson rises from the Nebraska Sandhills, a landscape sculpted by wind and time into rolling mounds of grass and scattered pockets of resilient trees. It lies 87.0 miles west-north-west of Norfolk, NE (from Norfolk, NE: bearing 294°T), and is situated 9.6 miles east-south-east of Stuart. The air here carries the dry, clean scent of prairie, a subtle perfume that intensifies with the heat of summer and thins to a sharp tang in winter. Sunlight, when it breaks through the vast expanse of sky, falls with a particular generosity, illuminating the tawny hues of the grasses and casting long, playful shadows that stretch and shrink with the passing hours. The land feels ancient, a patient observer of the seasons, its contours a testament to forces far larger than human endeavor. The story of Atkinson is interwoven with the westward expansion of agriculture, a testament to the tenacity of those who sought to cultivate this seemingly untamed terrain. Ranching has long been the lifeblood of this region, with vast tracts of land dedicated to grazing cattle, their lowing a familiar sound carried on the breeze. The local economy still finds its anchor in the land, with agricultural supply businesses and the steady hum of machinery serving as reminders of the ongoing work of farming and ranching. A quiet dignity pervades Atkinson, a sense of deep roots that connect the present generation to the pioneers who first broke ground, their efforts echoing in the fertile soil and the enduring spirit of the people who call this place home.
Live animated radar for Atkinson 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 | Atkinson, Holt County, Nebraska |
| Coordinates | 42.531391°N, 98.978152°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 68713 |
| Area Code | 402 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Atkinson, Nebraska Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Atkinson, Nebraska, 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 Atkinson includes coordinates 42.531391°N, 98.978152°W, situated in Holt County. ZIP code 68713. 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. 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.
