Dalton, Nebraska Weather
Dalton, Nebraska — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Dalton, Cheyenne County.
Full aviation weather for Dalton is published on the Sidney Municipal Airport Lloyd W Carr Field (KSNY) page, 34 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. 3 airfields within reach of Dalton 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 Dalton: Garden County Airport/King Rhiley Field (KOKS) 52 km · Billy G Ray Field (KCNP) 56 km
Conditions reported at KSNY describe the airfield itself. Weather 34 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Dalton specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Dalton.
About Dalton, Nebraska
Dalton rests under a sky that stretches, an immense canvas of pale blue often brushed with wisps of cloud, above the gently rolling plains of western Nebraska. It lies 97.6 miles east-north-east of Cheyenne, WY (from Cheyenne, WY: bearing 78°T), and is situated 18.3 miles north of Sidney. The land itself is a study in muted earth tones: tawny grasses that whisper in the persistent breeze, interspersed with fields of amber grain that ripen under the wide sun. The air here carries a dry, clean scent, a subtle perfume of dust and distant agriculture, and when the sun dips low, it bleeds across the horizon in hues of rose and deep violet, painting the vast expanse with an ephemeral, breathtaking beauty. The quietude is profound, broken only by the drone of a distant combine or the occasional call of a hawk circling high above, a testament to the enduring, unhurried pace of life that defines this open country. The history of Dalton is etched not in grand monuments, but in the quiet resilience of its people and the fertile soil that has sustained them. Founded by homesteaders drawn to the promise of the prairie, the town has long been intrinsically tied to the agricultural bounty of Cheyenne County. Its economy, a steady heartbeat of wheat and corn cultivation, is a direct descendant of that pioneering spirit, with generations of families working the land. While not a place of bustling commerce, Dalton possesses a distinctive charm, a sense of deep roots and quiet community that resonates in the weathered facades of its few buildings and the friendly nods exchanged on its single main street. The very air seems to hold a memory of the open range, a whispered echo of a time when this was untamed frontier, now settled and cultivated into a peaceful, enduring landscape.
Live animated radar for Dalton 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 | Dalton, Cheyenne County, Nebraska |
| Coordinates | 41.407202°N, 102.973815°W |
| Timezone | Mountain Time (America/Denver) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 69131 |
| Area Code | 308 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Dalton, Nebraska Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Dalton, 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 Dalton includes coordinates 41.407202°N, 102.973815°W, situated in Cheyenne County. ZIP code 69131. Telephone area code: 308. Timezone: Mountain Time (America/Denver).
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.
