Comstock, Nebraska Weather
Comstock, Nebraska — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Comstock, Custer County.
Full aviation weather for Comstock is published on the Evelyn Sharp Field (KODX) page, 25 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 Comstock 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 Comstock: Cram Field (KBUB) 26 km · Broken Bow Municipal Airport (KBBW) 36 km · Loup City Municipal Airport (K0F4) 37 km
Conditions reported at KODX describe the airfield itself. Weather 25 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Comstock specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Comstock.
About Comstock, Nebraska
Comstock lies under a wide, indifferent sky, a scattering of buildings against the immense Nebraska prairie. It lies 59.8 miles north of Kearney, NE (from Kearney, NE: bearing 352°T), and is situated 8.9 miles south-east of Sargent. The land here is a study in subtle shifts, rolling plains that give way to shallow draws and coulees, etched by the patient work of wind and water over millennia. The air, especially in the long summer evenings, carries a dry, earthy scent, a clean perfume of sun-baked grasses and distant cattle. Sunlight falls with a particular clarity, bleaching the muted colors of the landscape, making the distant silos and grain elevators stand out like stark, accidental monuments. It is a place of vast horizons, where the next town feels like a rumor and the nearest river, the Loup, is a vital artery of life, its presence a constant, murmuring reminder of the forces that shaped this terrain. The history of Comstock is a story told in fields of corn and wheat, a testament to the enduring spirit of those who sought a living from this often-demanding soil. Founded in the late 19th century, it grew as a waypoint for agricultural expansion, its economy intrinsically tied to the fortunes of the harvest. The railroad, long gone, once hummed with the promise of distant markets, leaving behind a quiet rhythm of life that still prevails. Today, the grain elevators remain, silent sentinels to a bygone era of bustling trade, while the fertile land continues to yield its bounty, sustaining the families who call Comstock home. The local character is one of quiet resilience, a deep understanding of the land's caprices and a profound appreciation for community forged in shared labor and the vast, open spaces.
Live animated radar for Comstock 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 | Comstock, Custer County, Nebraska |
| Coordinates | 41.556573°N, 99.240746°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 68828 |
| Area Code | 308 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Comstock, Nebraska Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Comstock, 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 Comstock includes coordinates 41.556573°N, 99.240746°W, situated in Custer County. ZIP code 68828. 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.
