Bow Valley, Nebraska Weather
Bow Valley, Nebraska — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Bow Valley, Cedar County.
Full aviation weather for Bow Valley is published on the Hartington Municipal Airport / Bud Becker Field (K0B4) page, 12 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 Bow Valley 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 Bow Valley: Chan Gurney Municipal Airport (KYKN) 25 km · Harold Davidson Field (KVMR) 26 km · Wayne Municipal Airport / Stan Morris Field (KLCG) 57 km
Conditions reported at K0B4 describe the airfield itself. Weather 12 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Bow Valley specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Bow Valley.
About Bow Valley, Nebraska
Bow Valley sits at the edge of the rolling prairie, where the land begins to swell and dip with a gentle, almost imperceptible grace. It lies 45.7 miles west-north-west of Sioux City, IA (from Sioux City, IA: bearing 289°T), and is situated 6.4 miles north of Hartington. The sky here feels immense, a vast canvas brushed with hues of pale blue during the day and deepening to indigo and plum as the sun dips below the horizon, casting long, whispering shadows across fields of ripening grain. The air carries the dry scent of sun-baked earth and the sweet perfume of wild grasses, a constant reminder of the open country that stretches out in every direction. Occasional stands of cottonwood trees, their leaves a shimmering emerald, punctuate the landscape, their roots seeking the hidden moisture that sustains this fertile pocket of Cedar County. The story of Bow Valley is written in the soil and the seasons, a narrative of resilience and quiet perseverance. Its roots are in the hardworking spirit of settlers who saw promise in this land, establishing farms and a small but vital trading post that became the heart of the community. The local economy, still closely tied to the bounty of the earth, thrives on agriculture, with corn and soybeans dominating the fertile fields that surround the valley. Generations have watched the harvest come and go, a steady rhythm that shapes the lives of those who call Bow Valley home. Evenings here are marked by a profound stillness, broken only by the distant lowing of cattle or the soft chirping of crickets, a peace that speaks of a life lived in harmony with the land.
Live animated radar for Bow Valley 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 | Bow Valley, Cedar County, Nebraska |
| Coordinates | 42.71472°N, 97.249498°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 68739 |
| Area Code | 402 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Bow Valley, Nebraska Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Bow Valley, 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 Bow Valley includes coordinates 42.714720°N, 97.249498°W, situated in Cedar County. ZIP code 68739. 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. 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.
