Big Springs, Nebraska Weather
Big Springs, Nebraska — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Big Springs, Deuel County.
Full aviation weather for Big Springs is published on the Julesburg Municipal Airport (K7V8) page, 23 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. 6 airfields within reach of Big Springs 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 Big Springs: Ogallala Municipal Airport Searle Field (KOGA) 26 km · Billy G Ray Field (KCNP) 33 km · Grant Municipal Airport (KGGF) 36 km · Garden County Airport/King Rhiley Field (KOKS) 44 km · Holyoke Airport (KHEQ) 57 km
Conditions reported at K7V8 describe the airfield itself. Weather 23 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Big Springs specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Big Springs.
About Big Springs, Nebraska
Big Springs lies in a land where the sky seems to stretch on forever, a vast canvas over rolling prairie. It lies 143.1 miles east of Cheyenne, WY (from Cheyenne, WY: bearing 91°T), and is situated 19.0 miles west-south-west of Ogallala. The terrain here, a gentle sweep of grasses and low-lying shrubs, speaks of a quiet endurance against the elements, the land itself a testament to resilience under the immense Nebraska sky. The air, especially in the late afternoon, carries a dry, clean scent, a subtle perfume of sun-baked earth and distant, unseen water, hinting at the lifeblood that sustains this open country. The very contours of the land, subtly shaped by wind and a long-forgotten glacial past, invite a gaze that travels far, past the occasional cluster of cottonwoods marking a hidden draw, towards the horizon where the earth meets the boundless blue. The history of Big Springs is as much about water as it is about the people who sought it in this arid expanse. Early settlers were drawn by the promise of springs that fed the North Platte River, a vital artery in the westward expansion, and the town grew around this natural wellspring, a hub for travelers and ranchers alike. The local economy, still deeply rooted in agriculture, relies on the careful cultivation of the land and the raising of livestock, a continuation of the pioneering spirit that first took hold here. While no grand monuments or bustling metropolises define Big Springs, its character is etched in the quiet dignity of its residents and the enduring beauty of the prairie landscape, a place where life unfolds at a deliberate pace, marked by the changing seasons and the persistent hum of the wind.
Live animated radar for Big Springs 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.
Source: NOAA/NESDIS GOES-East · Public domain · Auto-updates on page reload
| Location | Big Springs, Deuel County, Nebraska |
| Coordinates | 41.061381°N, 102.074349°W |
| Timezone | Mountain Time (America/Denver) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 69122 |
| Area Code | 308 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Big Springs, Nebraska Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Big Springs, 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 Big Springs includes coordinates 41.061381°N, 102.074349°W, situated in Deuel County. ZIP code 69122. 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.
