Culbertson, Nebraska Weather
Culbertson, Nebraska — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Culbertson, Hitchcock County.
Full aviation weather for Culbertson is published on the McCook Ben Nelson Regional Airport (KMCK) page, 21 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 Culbertson 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 Culbertson: Atwood-Rawlins City-County Airport (KADT) 47 km · Oberlin Municipal Airport (KOIN) 51 km · Cambridge Municipal Airport (KCSB) 58 km
Conditions reported at KMCK describe the airfield itself. Weather 21 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Culbertson specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Culbertson.
About Culbertson, Nebraska
Culbertson unfolds across the gently rolling plains, a quiet presence under the vast Nebraska sky. It lies 97.9 miles west-south-west of Kearney, NE (from Kearney, NE: bearing 251°T), and is situated 11.4 miles west of McCook. The land here is a study in subtle gradients, vast expanses of fertile soil that stretch towards horizons softened by the haze of distance. The air, especially in the early morning or late afternoon, carries a dry, clean scent, a whisper of sun-baked earth and ripening crops. The very character of Culbertson is etched in this openness, a sense of unhindered breathing where the land itself seems to dictate the pace of life. Founded by settlers drawn to the promise of agriculture, Culbertson's story is intrinsically linked to the cultivation of the land. The local economy, a steadfast dedication to farming, is the lifeblood that flows through its veins, evident in the grain elevators that punctuate the skyline and the tractors that trace patterns across the fields. The Republican River, a ribbon of silver in the sunlight, has long been a silent witness to the ebb and flow of life here, its presence a constant, gentle murmur against the ceaseless industry of the plains. This is a place where history is not a grand pronouncement but a quiet continuation, a lineage of hard work and resilience passed down through generations, shaping the enduring spirit of Culbertson.
Live animated radar for Culbertson 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 | Culbertson, Hitchcock County, Nebraska |
| Coordinates | 40.229722°N, 100.838491°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 69024 |
| Area Code | 308 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Culbertson, Nebraska Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Culbertson, 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 Culbertson includes coordinates 40.229722°N, 100.838491°W, situated in Hitchcock County. ZIP code 69024. 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.
