Bladen, Nebraska Weather
Bladen, Nebraska — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Bladen, Webster County.
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About Bladen, Nebraska
Bladen rests on land that remembers the vastness of the prairie, a place where the horizon stretches with an almost audacious generosity. It lies 21.2 miles south-south-west of Hastings, NE (from Hastings, NE: bearing 211°T), and is situated 7.7 miles west of Blue Hill. The terrain here is gently rolling, a subtle topography that suggests the patient work of water and wind over millennia, not dramatic peaks or deep valleys, but a quiet, expansive beauty. The sky, a boundless canvas, often holds a clarity that sharpens the edges of distant farmsteads and the lone trees that punctuate the fields. In the early morning, a soft, pearlescent light washes over the landscape, softening the greens of summer crops and the muted browns of winter dormancy, giving the air a palpable, almost tangible, stillness before the day’s work begins. This is a place shaped by the enduring spirit of agriculture, the lifeblood of Bladen and its surrounding counties. For generations, the rich, dark soil has yielded bountiful harvests, a testament to the resilience and hard work of the families who have cultivated this land. The local economy, though modest, thrives on this agricultural foundation, with grain elevators standing as stoic sentinels against the sky, hinting at the steady flow of produce that underpins the region. While no grand monuments define its skyline, the true landmarks of Bladen are the meticulously tended fields, the weathered barns that speak of seasons past, and the quiet hum of a community deeply connected to the land it calls home.
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| Location | Bladen, Webster County, Nebraska |
| Coordinates | 40.322236°N, 98.594788°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 68928 |
| Area Code | 308 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Bladen, Nebraska Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Bladen, 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 Bladen includes coordinates 40.322236°N, 98.594788°W, situated in Webster County. ZIP code 68928. Telephone area code: 308. 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.
