Dunning, Nebraska — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Dunning, Blaine County.
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Dunning rests on a broad, gently sloping plain where the Nebraska Sandhills begin their subtle, rolling descent towards the Dismal River. It lies 94.4 miles north-west of Kearney, NE (from Kearney, NE: bearing 326°T), and is situated 28.4 miles north of Arnold. The land here is a study in muted greens and ochres, a vast expanse of prairie grass that whispers secrets on the wind, punctuated by the occasional cluster of cottonwood trees that mark the course of ephemeral creeks after a good rain. The sky, when it is clear, is an immense, unbroken blue, stretching to horizons that seem impossibly distant, and the quality of light in the late afternoon can cast long, soft shadows that give the landscape a painterly depth. There's a profound stillness to this place, broken only by the calls of meadowlarks and the distant hum of a tractor. The story of Dunning is one of resilience, etched into the very soil by generations who learned to coax a living from this challenging terrain. Ranching has always been the lifeblood, the vast pastures supporting herds that have sustained families for decades, shaping a local economy that moves at the steady, unhurried pace of the seasons. The town itself, a modest collection of buildings clustered around a single main street, carries the quiet dignity of a place that has weathered its share of storms, both literal and economic. You can still see the echoes of the past in the weathered facades of the older structures, reminders of a time when Dunning was a vital hub for the surrounding ranches, a place where cowboys gathered and stories were exchanged over coffee.
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| Location | Dunning, Blaine County, Nebraska |
| Coordinates | 41.828611°N, 100.104578°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 68833 |
| Area Code | 308 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Dunning, 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 Dunning includes coordinates 41.828611°N, 100.104578°W, situated in Blaine County. ZIP code 68833. 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.