Crookston, Nebraska Weather
Crookston, Nebraska — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Crookston, Cherry County.
Full aviation weather for Crookston is published on the Miller Field (KVTN) page, 18 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. 2 airfields within reach of Crookston 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 Crookston: Rosebud Sioux Tribal Airport (KSUO) 38 km
Conditions reported at KVTN describe the airfield itself. Weather 18 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Crookston specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Crookston.
About Crookston, Nebraska
Crookston lies under a sky that seems to stretch forever, a vast, blue dome that presses down on a landscape of subtle, rolling plains. It lies 147.5 miles east-south-east of Rapid City, SD (from Rapid City, SD: bearing 122°T), and is situated 10.9 miles west-north-west of Valentine. The land itself is a study in muted tones: ochre grasses, pale, sun-bleached stubble, and the deep, dark earth, all of it hinting at the relentless sun that has shaped this place. Here, the horizon is a clean, sharp line, broken only by the occasional cluster of cottonwood trees marking a distant farmstead or the skeletal silhouette of a grain elevator, a sentinel against the immense openness. The air, especially in the late afternoon, carries a dry, dusty scent, a perfume of wheat and wind, and the silence is profound, punctuated only by the whisper of prairie grasses and the distant, mournful cry of a hawk. This is a place where the rhythm of life is dictated by the seasons and the soil, a heritage deeply rooted in agriculture. For generations, families have worked this land, their livelihoods tied to the bounty of wheat, corn, and soybeans that now carpet the undulating terrain. The economy of Crookston, like so many communities in this part of the state, is a testament to the resilience of those who farm, a quiet strength that endures through lean years and celebrates abundant harvests. The grain elevators, the silent giants of the skyline, are more than just structures; they are symbols of this enduring connection to the earth, holding the promise of sustenance and the fruits of honest labor. The occasional rumble of a passing combine or the distant drone of a tractor are the most common sounds, weaving a familiar soundtrack to the unhurried pace of life in Crookston.
Live animated radar for Crookston 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 | Crookston, Cherry County, Nebraska |
| Coordinates | 42.928339°N, 100.752363°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| Area Code | 308 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Crookston, Nebraska Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Crookston, 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 Crookston includes coordinates 42.928339°N, 100.752363°W, situated in Cherry County. 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.
