Cambridge, Nebraska Weather
Cambridge, Nebraska — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Cambridge, Furnas County.
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Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Cambridge.
About Cambridge, Nebraska
Cambridge rises from the Nebraska plains like a patient, weathered sentinel, its low-slung buildings absorbing the vast, unblinking sky. It lies 63.9 miles west-south-west of Kearney, NE (from Kearney, NE: bearing 243°T), and is situated 14.1 miles west of Arapahoe. The land here is a study in muted earth tones, a rolling expanse of amber fields that stretch to horizons so distant they seem to bleed into the very air. In the summer, the sun beats down with an unwavering intensity, bleaching the dust from the gravel roads and painting the afternoon in shades of shimmering gold. The Republican River, a silver thread across the land, offers a cool respite, its banks lined with cottonwoods whose leaves whisper secrets to the prairie wind. Evenings bring a profound quiet, broken only by the distant rumble of a train or the chirping of unseen crickets, as the sky transforms into a canvas of bruised purples and fiery oranges, a daily spectacle that never fails to humble. The history of Cambridge is etched not in grand monuments, but in the enduring spirit of the people who have coaxed a living from this soil. Its founding was tied to the westward expansion, a place where pioneers sought fertile ground and the promise of a new beginning. Today, the local economy is still rooted in the rich agricultural heritage, with vast fields of corn and soybeans defining the landscape and feeding the heart of the community. The grain elevators, stark sentinels against the sky, stand as testaments to the bounty of the land, their shadows stretching long in the low afternoon sun. Cambridge has a quiet resilience, a character shaped by the seasons and the shared understanding that survival here is a constant, gentle negotiation with nature's powerful hand.
Live animated radar for Cambridge and surroundings — RainViewer.
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| Location | Cambridge, Furnas County, Nebraska |
| Coordinates | 40.281951°N, 100.165692°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 69022 |
| Area Code | 308 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Cambridge, Nebraska Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Cambridge, 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 Cambridge includes coordinates 40.281951°N, 100.165692°W, situated in Furnas County. ZIP code 69022. 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.
