Bloomington, Nebraska Weather
Bloomington, Nebraska — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Bloomington, Franklin County.
Full aviation weather for Bloomington is published on the Red Cloud Municipal Airport (K7V7) page, 42 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. 4 airfields within reach of Bloomington 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 Bloomington: Smith Center Municipal Airport (KK82) 42 km · Phillipsburg Municipal Airport (KPHG) 46 km · Brewster Field (KHDE) 47 km
Conditions reported at K7V7 describe the airfield itself. Weather 42 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Bloomington specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Bloomington.
About Bloomington, Nebraska
Bloomington rests in a landscape where the prairie begins its slow, deliberate roll toward the horizon. It lies 41.9 miles south of Kearney, NE (from Kearney, NE: bearing 177°T), and is situated 4.5 miles west of Franklin. Here, the sky feels vast, an immense, ever-present dome that stretches from the subtle swells of farmland to the distant, hazy line of trees that mark the meandering paths of unseen creeks. The earth itself, a rich, dark loam, yields stubbornly to the plow, its contours softened by generations of cultivation, lending a gentle, almost sighing character to the terrain. In the late afternoon, the sun, a molten orb, casts long, golden shadows that stretch and pool across the fields, imbuing the quiet stillness with a profound, earthy luminescence. The history of Bloomington is written in the wheat fields and the weathered grain elevators that punctuate the skyline, a testament to the enduring agricultural spirit that has shaped this corner of Franklin County. The local economy, rooted deeply in the cultivation of corn and soybeans, moves with the seasons, a predictable rhythm that has sustained families for decades. Early settlers, drawn by the promise of fertile land, established Bloomington with a hardy pragmatism, their legacy echoed in the sturdy, unpretentious architecture of the homes and businesses that line the quiet streets. While no grand monuments define its character, the true distinction of Bloomington lies in its understated resilience, a place where the quiet hum of everyday life is as much a part of the landscape as the endless sweep of the Nebraska sky.
Live animated radar for Bloomington 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 | Bloomington, Franklin County, Nebraska |
| Coordinates | 40.094179°N, 99.037029°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 68929 |
| Area Code | 308 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Bloomington, Nebraska Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Bloomington, 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 Bloomington includes coordinates 40.094179°N, 99.037029°W, situated in Franklin County. ZIP code 68929. 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. 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.
