Du Bois, Nebraska — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Du Bois, Pawnee County.
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Du Bois, Nebraska, unfurls itself across a landscape of subtle, rolling prairie, where fields of corn and soybeans stretch towards horizons that seem to breathe with the vastness of the Great Plains sky. It lies 62.1 miles south-south-east of Lincoln, NE (from Lincoln, NE: bearing 148°T), and is situated 7.6 miles south-east of Pawnee City. The land here is not dramatic, but possesses a quiet, enduring beauty, shaped by wind and water into gentle swells and shallow draws. The air, especially in the languid afternoons of summer, carries the sweet, earthy scent of growing things, a perfume that clings to the faded paint of old farmsteads and the weathered wood of the general store. Evenings bring a deep, velvety darkness, punctuated by the distant hum of cicadas and the pinprick brilliance of stars that seem to hang closer than elsewhere, as if the prairie itself is a vast, dark canvas dusted with celestial diamonds. The story of Du Bois is inextricably linked to the rich agricultural heritage of Pawnee County, a place where generations have coaxed sustenance from the fertile soil, a tradition that continues to define its local economy. The railroad, long since faded into memory, once brought a vital pulse to this settlement, its iron veins carrying the bounty of the land to distant markets and ushering in the commerce that shaped its early character. Though the echoes of that bustling past are faint, a resilient spirit persists in Du Bois, a quiet strength in its people who understand the deep connection between the land and their lives, a rhythm dictated not by clocks but by the turning of the seasons and the patient growth of crops.
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| Location | Du Bois, Pawnee County, Nebraska |
| Coordinates | 40.034722°N, 96.048335°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 68345 |
| Area Code | 402 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Du Bois, 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 Du Bois includes coordinates 40.034722°N, 96.048335°W, situated in Pawnee County. ZIP code 68345. 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.