Dalton, Nebraska Weather
Dalton, Nebraska — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Dalton, Cheyenne County.
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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.
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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 | July 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, real-time aviation weather (live METAR and TAF reports from the nearest reporting airport, with a modeled estimate shown when no station is in range), precipitation radar and NOAA GOES-16 satellite imagery. 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. Aviation data is sourced from aviationweather.gov (NOAA), with a modeled estimate used where no nearby reporting station is available. 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.
