David City, Nebraska Weather
David City, Nebraska — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for David City, Butler County.
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About David City, Nebraska
David City rises from the Nebraska plains, a cluster of buildings and fields under a vast, ever-shifting sky. It lies 35.1 miles west-south-west of Fremont, NE (from Fremont, NE: bearing 249°T), and is situated 17.4 miles south-east of Columbus. The land here is a gentle sweep of fertile earth, the soil a deep, rich brown that yields generously to cultivation. Sunlight, especially in the late afternoon, stretches long shadows from the grain silos and the steeples of churches, painting the landscape in hues of gold and ochre before the deepening blue of twilight settles in. The air itself carries the scent of turned soil and distant, ripening corn, a clean, dry fragrance that speaks of open spaces and the steady pulse of agricultural life. Founded in the post-Civil War era, David City grew around the promise of the railroad and the fertile prairie soil. Its economy has long been tethered to the bounty of the land, with agriculture—primarily corn and soybeans—forming the backbone of local commerce. The grain elevators, stark sentinels against the horizon, stand as enduring symbols of this deep connection. Generations have passed through David City, each adding their own layer to the town's quiet narrative, a story told not in grand monuments but in the enduring patterns of community and the persistent turning of the seasons.
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| Location | David City, Butler County, Nebraska |
| Coordinates | 41.252791°N, 97.130037°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 68632 |
| Area Code | 402 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This David City, Nebraska Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for David City, 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 David City includes coordinates 41.252791°N, 97.130037°W, situated in Butler County. ZIP code 68632. 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.
