Cowles, Nebraska Weather
Cowles, Nebraska — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Cowles, Webster County.
Full aviation weather for Cowles is published on the Red Cloud Municipal Airport (K7V7) page, 13 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. 5 airfields within reach of Cowles 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 Cowles: Superior Municipal Airport (K12K) 36 km · Mankato Airport (KTKO) 45 km · Hastings Municipal Airport (KHSI) 48 km · Smith Center Municipal Airport (KK82) 54 km
Conditions reported at K7V7 describe the airfield itself. Weather 13 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Cowles specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Cowles.
About Cowles, Nebraska
Cowles rests in a shallow embrace of rolling prairie, where the land exhales a sigh of cultivated fields that stretch toward horizons painted in the softest blues and grays. It lies 28.8 miles south of Hastings, NE (from Hastings, NE: bearing 186°T), and is situated 6.9 miles north-east of Red Cloud. Here, the Pawnee Creek meanders, a silver thread stitching through the amber waves of grain, its banks fringed with cottonwoods that whisper secrets to the wind. The air, especially in the late afternoon, carries the earthy scent of turned soil and the faint sweetness of drying hay, a perfume unique to this Nebraska expanse. Sunlight, when it breaks through, falls in broad, warm swathes, illuminating the gentle slopes and lending a golden sheen to the sturdy farmhouses that dot the landscape. The sky above Cowles feels immense, a boundless dome that watches over the quiet diligence of the land. The history of Cowles is as deeply rooted as the prairie grasses that once dominated this territory, a story told in the weathered barns and the quiet pride of its people. Founded by settlers drawn to the fertile soil, the local economy has long been tethered to the bounty of agriculture, with corn and soybeans forming the backbone of its livelihood. The Pawnee Creek, though not a mighty river, has always been a lifeblood, providing water for crops and a gentle presence in the community's narrative. While no grand monuments mark its existence, the enduring spirit of its founders persists in the small, independent businesses that serve the surrounding farms, a testament to a self-reliance forged by the land itself. The rhythm of life in Cowles moves with the seasons, a steady, unhurried cadence dictated by planting and harvest, a quiet assurance in the cycle of growth.
Live animated radar for Cowles 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.
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| Location | Cowles, Webster County, Nebraska |
| Coordinates | 40.17168°N, 98.445613°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 68930 |
| Area Code | 308 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Cowles, Nebraska Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Cowles, 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 Cowles includes coordinates 40.171680°N, 98.445613°W, situated in Webster County. ZIP code 68930. 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.
