Bellwood, Nebraska — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Bellwood, Butler County.
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Bellwood rests in a landscape of broad, patient horizons, where the land itself seems to hold its breath under the immense Nebraska sky. It lies 38.9 miles west of Fremont, NE (from Fremont, NE: bearing 261°T), and is situated 9.0 miles south-east of Columbus. Rolling fields, a patchwork of emerald and gold depending on the season, stretch out in every direction, their contours softened by the gentle sweep of the land. Here, the air carries a clean, sharp scent of turned earth and distant rain, and the light, especially as evening approaches, has a way of pooling in the low places, turning the ordinary into something profound. The character of Bellwood is one of quiet persistence, a place where the wind whispers secrets through the tall prairie grass and the silence itself feels like a kind of presence. The history of Bellwood is as deeply rooted as the corn that stands sentinel in its fields, a story of settlers who saw possibility in this fertile soil and worked to coax a living from it. The local economy, then and now, is inextricably tied to agriculture, with generations of families dedicated to cultivating the land that sustains them. Though not a bustling hub, Bellwood possesses a distinct sense of place, a quiet dignity that comes from enduring the changing seasons and the ebb and flow of rural life. There are no grand monuments here, but in the sturdy frame of the grain elevator, catching the last rays of the sun, or in the steady hum of activity at the local co-op, one can find a tangible connection to the enduring spirit of this Nebraska prairie settlement.
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| Location | Bellwood, Butler County, Nebraska |
| Coordinates | 41.34279°N, 97.238373°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 68624 |
| Area Code | 402 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Bellwood, 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 Bellwood includes coordinates 41.342790°N, 97.238373°W, situated in Butler County. ZIP code 68624. 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.