Bancroft, Nebraska Weather
Bancroft, Nebraska — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Bancroft, Cuming County.
Full aviation weather for Bancroft is published on the Pender Municipal Airport (K0C4) page, 17 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 Bancroft 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 Bancroft: Wayne Municipal Airport / Stan Morris Field (KLCG) 42 km · Tekamah Municipal Airport (KTQE) 43 km · Scribner State Airport (KSCB) 45 km · Sioux Gateway Airport / Brigadier General Bud Day Field (KSUX) 46 km
Conditions reported at K0C4 describe the airfield itself. Weather 17 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Bancroft specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Bancroft.
About Bancroft, Nebraska
Bancroft sits on land that rolls with the gentle, persistent swell of the eastern Nebraska plains. It lies 34.8 miles south-south-west of Sioux City, IA (from Sioux City, IA: bearing 195°T), and is situated 9.8 miles south-east of Pender. The fields here, a patchwork quilt of greens and golds depending on the season, stretch out towards horizons that seem to meet the sky in a clean, uninterrupted line. The air, especially in the early morning, carries a crispness, a scent of damp earth and ripening grain that promises a day of quiet industry. The houses, many with porches that seem to have witnessed generations of prairie sunsets, are spaced with a comfortable distance, allowing each to breathe and catch the wide Nebraska light. The story of Bancroft is written in the soil, a narrative of agriculture that has shaped its very character. For decades, the rhythm of life here has been dictated by the planting and the harvest, with corn and soybeans forming the bedrock of its local economy. This isn't a place of grand pronouncements or bustling thoroughfares; its distinction lies in a more subtle resilience, a quiet continuation of traditions. You can feel it in the way the local businesses, small and familiar, serve a community that knows its neighbors, a place where the simple act of a wave across the street still carries meaning.
Live animated radar for Bancroft 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 | Bancroft, Cuming County, Nebraska |
| Coordinates | 42.012773°N, 96.57281°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 68004 |
| Area Code | 402, 531 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Bancroft, Nebraska Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Bancroft, 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 Bancroft includes coordinates 42.012773°N, 96.572810°W, situated in Cuming County. ZIP code 68004. Telephone area code: 402, 531. 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.
