Beaver Lake, Nebraska — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery for Beaver Lake, Cass County.
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Beaver Lake in Cass County, Nebraska, lies in a landscape of rolling terrain, where broad fields of corn and soybeans stretch towards the horizon, punctuated by the darker green of windbreak trees. It lies 14.5 miles south of Bellevue, NE (from Bellevue, NE: bearing 179°T), and is situated 5.9 miles south of Plattsmouth. The land here possesses a gentle, almost imperceptible rise and fall, the kind that feels ancient and settled, a subtle invitation to linger. The air, especially in the late afternoon, carries a clean, earthy scent, a mixture of sun-warmed soil and distant pastures, and the light often softens to a golden hue as the sun dips low, painting the sky in hues of apricot and rose. The lake itself, a placid body of water, reflects the vast Nebraska sky, its surface occasionally rippled by a passing breeze or the determined dive of a kingfisher. The history of Beaver Lake is tied to the agricultural pulse of the region, a story of families who worked this land, coaxing sustenance from its fertile soil. For generations, this has been a place where the economy has been largely defined by the harvest, by the steady rhythm of planting and reaping that dictates the pace of life. While no single industry dominates, the surrounding farms and ranches form the backbone, their output finding its way to local elevators and beyond. The lake, a more modern addition, serves as a focal point for recreation, a place where the quietude of rural Nebraska can be enjoyed by those seeking respite, its waters a cool, blue contrast to the golden fields that embrace it.
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| Location | Beaver Lake, Cass County, Nebraska |
| Coordinates | 40.926603°N, 95.883871°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 68048 |
| Area Code | 402, 531 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Beaver Lake, 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 Beaver Lake includes coordinates 40.926603°N, 95.883871°W, situated in Cass County. ZIP code 68048. 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. 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.