Douglas, Nebraska Weather
Douglas, Nebraska — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Douglas, Otoe County.
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About Douglas, Nebraska
Douglas rests on a gentle swell of land where the loess hills begin their quiet conversation with the broader prairie. It lies 20.3 miles south-east of Lincoln, NE (from Lincoln, NE: bearing 134°T), and is situated 8.5 miles south-east of Bennet. The horizon here is a generous sweep, often painted with the soft golds and muted lavenders of a Nebraska sunset, where the sky feels vast enough to hold every whispered thought. Fields of corn and soybeans, rippling like an emerald sea under the summer sun, give way to patches of native grasses that hold the wind in their blades. The air itself carries a certain stillness, broken only by the distant lowing of cattle or the rustle of leaves in the cottonwood trees that line the occasional creek bed, promising a cool respite from the open sky. The story of Douglas is written in the slow turning of seasons and the enduring spirit of its people, who have long understood the rhythms of agriculture. This land, once roamed by indigenous tribes, was settled by those drawn to its fertile soil, establishing a community that has weathered the ebbs and flows of rural economies. While the railroad once brought a more robust commerce, the heart of Douglas now beats with the steady pulse of farming and ranching, its livelihood tied to the bounty of the earth. The grain elevator, a familiar sentinel against the sky, stands as a quiet monument to this enduring connection, a place where the harvest of generations is gathered and sent out into the world.
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| Location | Douglas, Otoe County, Nebraska |
| Coordinates | 40.595556°N, 96.387512°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 68344 |
| Area Code | 402 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Douglas, Nebraska Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Douglas, 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 Douglas includes coordinates 40.595556°N, 96.387512°W, situated in Otoe County. ZIP code 68344. 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.
