Danbury, Nebraska Weather
Danbury, Nebraska — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Danbury, Red Willow County.
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About Danbury, Nebraska
Danbury lies spread across the rolling, sun-baked plains, a quiet settlement where the sky feels vast and the horizons stretch endlessly. It lies 83.2 miles west-south-west of Kearney, NE (from Kearney, NE: bearing 237°T), and is situated 16.2 miles south-east of McCook. The land here is a testament to the persistent wind, shaping the contours of the terrain into gentle swells that catch the light in shifting patterns throughout the day. Farms, marked by sturdy windmills and silos that pierce the blue, are scattered across the landscape, their fields a patchwork of ripening wheat and fallow earth. The air itself often carries the dry scent of prairie grass and the distant hum of agricultural machinery, a sound that becomes part of the natural chorus. In the quiet moments, particularly as the sun dips low, casting long shadows that deepen the amber hues of the soil, there is a profound sense of peace that settles over Danbury. This corner of Red Willow County holds the echoes of a hardy pioneering spirit, a place built by those who understood the demanding beauty of the Great Plains. The local economy, deeply rooted in the soil, thrives on agriculture, with generations of families continuing the tradition of cultivating the land and raising livestock. Though small, Danbury possesses a distinct character, a resilience born from its history and the shared experience of living in this wide-open country. You might find old barns, weathered by countless seasons, standing sentinel over fields that have been worked for over a century, whispering tales of the families who first broke this ground and the enduring spirit that continues to sustain Danbury.
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| Location | Danbury, Red Willow County, Nebraska |
| Coordinates | 40.03945°N, 100.404311°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 69026 |
| Area Code | 308 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Danbury, Nebraska Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Danbury, 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 Danbury includes coordinates 40.039450°N, 100.404311°W, situated in Red Willow County. ZIP code 69026. 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. 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.
