Benkelman, Nebraska Weather
Benkelman, Nebraska — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Benkelman, Dundy County.
Full aviation weather for Benkelman is published on the Cheyenne County Municipal Airport (KSYF) page, 39 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. 3 airfields within reach of Benkelman 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 Benkelman: Atwood-Rawlins City-County Airport (KADT) 48 km · Imperial Municipal Airport (KIML) 52 km
Conditions reported at KSYF describe the airfield itself. Weather 39 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Benkelman specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Benkelman.
About Benkelman, Nebraska
Benkelman lies under a vast Nebraska sky, a place where the land rolls out in a broad, sun-baked expanse, punctuated by the occasional cluster of cottonwoods along the shallow ravines. It lies 136.6 miles west-south-west of Kearney, NE (from Kearney, NE: bearing 252°T), and is situated 23.8 miles north-east of St. Francis. The character of this prairie town is etched into the resilient, tawny grasses that carpet the surrounding country, a landscape that feels both ancient and perpetually renewed by the wind. Dust, a fine, golden powder, often settles on everything, a constant reminder of the earth’s dry embrace, and the light here, especially in the late afternoon, can become a thick, honeyed syrup, bathing the low-slung buildings and the weathered fences in a warm, almost tangible glow. The air itself, when it’s not carrying the scent of freshly turned soil, often holds a whisper of ozone, a prelude to the dramatic, sky-splitting thunderstorms that are a hallmark of this high plains environment. The history of Benkelman is woven into the fabric of agriculture, a testament to the tenacity of those who first settled this dryland country. For generations, the economy has been shaped by the bounty and the challenges of farming and ranching, with wheat fields stretching to the horizon and cattle grazing on the endless pastures. The Sprague, a modest waterway, meanders through the region, its presence a subtle but vital artery for the lifeblood of the land, even if it often dwindles to a whisper in the driest months. While no grand monuments mark its past, the very persistence of Benkelman, its quiet endurance against the elements, speaks volumes of the hardy spirit that has always defined this corner of Dundy County, a place where the past is not so much remembered as it is lived, in the cycles of planting and harvest, in the enduring strength of the community.
Live animated radar for Benkelman 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 | Benkelman, Dundy County, Nebraska |
| Coordinates | 40.049162°N, 101.532944°W |
| Timezone | Mountain Time (America/Denver) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 69021 |
| Area Code | 308 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Benkelman, Nebraska Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Benkelman, 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 Benkelman includes coordinates 40.049162°N, 101.532944°W, situated in Dundy County. ZIP code 69021. 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. 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.
