Champion, Nebraska Weather
Champion, Nebraska — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Champion, Chase County.
Full aviation weather for Champion is published on the Imperial Municipal Airport (KIML) 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 Champion 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 Champion: Grant Municipal Airport (KGGF) 44 km · Holyoke Airport (KHEQ) 46 km · Wray Municipal Airport (K2V5) 58 km
Conditions reported at KIML describe the airfield itself. Weather 12 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Champion specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Champion.
About Champion, Nebraska
Champion lies spread beneath a vast Nebraska sky, a quiet collection of structures against the wide, unfurling prairie. It lies 140.8 miles west of Kearney, NE (from Kearney, NE: bearing 264°T), and is situated 6.4 miles west-south-west of Imperial. The land here is a study in subtle contours, a gentle swell and dip that catches the sunlight in ever-shifting patterns. Fields of grain, ripening to gold, stretch to horizons that seem impossibly distant, broken only by the occasional cluster of cottonwoods or the stark, clean lines of farm buildings. The air itself, especially as dusk begins to settle, carries a dry, clean scent, tinged with the dust of the earth and the distant promise of rain. It is a place where the sky feels like a character in its own right, a boundless canvas that dictates the moods of the day. The history of Champion is written in the quiet persistence of its people and the land they work. Originally a stopping point on the Union Pacific Railroad, its fortunes have long been tied to the agricultural heartbeat of Chase County. The economy here still hums with the turning of the soil, the raising of cattle, and the steady, enduring labor that defines life on the plains. Though the railroad’s immediate presence may have faded, the spirit of connection and resilience remains. A particular charm of Champion is its unpretentious character, a place where the pace of life allows for genuine observation, where the simple act of watching the clouds drift across the immense sky can feel like a profound engagement with the world.
Live animated radar for Champion 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 | Champion, Chase County, Nebraska |
| Coordinates | 40.469162°N, 101.748506°W |
| Timezone | Mountain Time (America/Denver) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 69023 |
| Area Code | 308 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Champion, Nebraska Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Champion, 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 Champion includes coordinates 40.469162°N, 101.748506°W, situated in Chase County. ZIP code 69023. 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.
