Coleridge, Nebraska — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Coleridge, Cedar County.
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Coleridge rests on the high plains of Cedar County, a place where the horizon stretches with an almost audacious generosity, broken only by the slow, deliberate swell of the land. It lies 34.8 miles north-north-east of Norfolk, NE (from Norfolk, NE: bearing 18°T), and is situated 8.6 miles south-south-east of Hartington. Here, the earth itself seems to breathe, a vast, fertile expanse under a sky that shifts from the pale, watery blue of morning to the bruised purples and molten golds of evening. The streets of Coleridge are laid out with a quiet order, lined by sturdy, unpretentious buildings that speak of resilience and a deep-rooted connection to the surrounding agricultural heartland. Even the wind, when it whispers through the prairie grasses, carries a song of endless fields and a profound, enduring peace. The story of Coleridge is written in the rich, dark soil that has sustained generations. Established as a farming community, its economy has always been tethered to the seasons and the bounty of the land, the grain elevators standing as silent sentinels to this enduring legacy. Though the railroad no longer thunders through, its ghost lingers in the layout of the town, a subtle echo of a bygone era of connection and commerce. Local traditions, passed down through families who have known no other home, lend a quiet continuity to life here, a sense that the past is not so much forgotten as it is woven into the present, like the fine threads of a well-worn quilt. The distinctive character of Coleridge is in its unvarnished honesty, a place where the sky feels closer and the simple act of watching the sun dip below the vast, unbroken prairie is an event of profound, understated beauty.
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| Location | Coleridge, Cedar County, Nebraska |
| Coordinates | 42.506111°N, 97.203664°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 68727 |
| Area Code | 402 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Coleridge, 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 Coleridge includes coordinates 42.506111°N, 97.203664°W, situated in Cedar County. ZIP code 68727. 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. 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.