Bennet, Nebraska Weather
Bennet, Nebraska — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery for Bennet, Lancaster County.
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About Bennet, Nebraska
Bennet lies at a gentle convergence of Nebraska's vast, rolling prairie, where the land exhales a quiet expanse under an immense sky. It lies 11.8 miles south-east of Lincoln, NE (from Lincoln, NE: bearing 135°T), and is situated 7.7 miles east-north-east of Hickman. The terrain here is a study in subtle gradients, a soft topography that rises and falls with the patient persistence of water over millennia, shaping fields of corn and soybeans that stretch to the horizon, their ordered rows a testament to human endeavor against the boundless natural canvas. The air itself carries a certain lightness, a dry, clean scent of sun-baked earth and ripening grain, particularly potent in the late afternoon when the sun begins its slow descent, casting long, golden shadows that stretch and distort across the undulating landscape, lending an almost painterly quality to the familiar shapes of farmsteads and windbreaks. This quiet settlement, Bennet, has long been tied to the fertile earth that surrounds it, its lifeblood drawn from the agricultural bounty of this rich prairie soil. For generations, the local economy has been a steady hum of planting, harvesting, and the processing of crops, a rhythm dictated by the seasons and the unwavering demands of the land. While Bennet itself may not boast grand monuments or bustling avenues, its character is etched in the enduring spirit of its people, those who have made their lives here, tending to the fields and building a life from the dependable generosity of the plains. The presence of a well-maintained grain elevator, a sentinel against the open sky, speaks volumes of the town's core identity, a constant reminder of the agricultural heritage that continues to define Bennet.
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| Location | Bennet, Lancaster County, Nebraska |
| Coordinates | 40.68°N, 96.506402°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 68317 |
| Area Code | 402 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Bennet, Nebraska Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Bennet, 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 Bennet includes coordinates 40.680000°N, 96.506402°W, situated in Lancaster County. ZIP code 68317. 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.
