Davenport, Nebraska Weather
Davenport, Nebraska — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Davenport, Thayer County.
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About Davenport, Nebraska
Davenport, Nebraska, unfolds across a landscape of subtle swells and expansive horizons, where the cultivated fields of corn and soybeans lie like a patchwork quilt under the immense Nebraska sky. It lies 35.7 miles east-south-east of Hastings, NE (from Hastings, NE: bearing 122°T), and is situated 9.3 miles east-south-east of Edgar. The earth here is a rich, dark loam, yielding and fertile, stretching out in long, clean rows that trace the contours of the land. In the quiet mornings, a pearly mist often clings to the lower ground, softening the sharp edges of the horizon and lending a dreamlike quality to the awakening day. Later, the sun, when it breaks through, casts a brilliant, almost palpable light that imbues the air with a golden warmth, a constant, reassuring presence over the open country. The character of Davenport is etched in this patient, enduring relationship with the land, a quiet strength born of cultivation and a deep understanding of the seasons. The history of Davenport is intrinsically tied to the agricultural ambitions that shaped this part of Thayer County, a story of pioneers drawn to the promise of fertile soil and the opportunity to build a life from the ground up. Early settlers, many of them German immigrants, established farms that became the bedrock of the local economy, a tradition that continues to this day with the robust production of grain and livestock. The rhythm of Davenport is dictated by the planting and harvesting cycles, a steady beat that underpins the lives of its residents. While the pace is unhurried, there is a quiet hum of activity, a sense of purpose in the movement of farm machinery and the daily routines of a community deeply connected to its agrarian roots. The grain elevators, standing sentinel on the edge of town, are not just functional structures but symbols of this enduring legacy, their silos reaching towards the sky like silent witnesses to the generations who have worked this land.
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| Location | Davenport, Thayer County, Nebraska |
| Coordinates | 40.312784°N, 97.811986°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 68335 |
| Area Code | 402 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Davenport, Nebraska Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Davenport, 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 Davenport includes coordinates 40.312784°N, 97.811986°W, situated in Thayer County. ZIP code 68335. Telephone area code: 402. 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.
