Elk Creek, Nebraska Weather
Elk Creek, Nebraska — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Elk Creek, Johnson County.
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About Elk Creek, Nebraska
Elk Creek rests in a gentle hollow, where the land begins its slow, patient rise toward the wider plains. It lies 45.4 miles south-east of Lincoln, NE (from Lincoln, NE: bearing 141°T), and is situated 6.6 miles south-south-east of Tecumseh. The soil here, a rich, dark loam, cradles a scattering of farmsteads, their red barns like punctuation marks against the vast, unbroken canvas of sky. Fields of corn and soybeans stretch to the horizon, their green hues deepening as the afternoon sun begins its westward descent, casting long, languid shadows that stretch and distort the familiar contours of the landscape. The air, carrying the faint, sweet scent of ripening grain and damp earth, hums with the quiet industry of insects and the distant drone of agricultural machinery, a constant, understated symphony of the land at work. The history of Elk Creek is tied to the fertile soil and the network of waterways that once facilitated trade and settlement. Early pioneers, drawn by the promise of abundant land, established homesteads here, their legacy imprinted on the very character of Elk Creek through the enduring agricultural traditions that still define its local economy. The primary pulse of life beats in the rhythm of planting and harvest, a cycle that dictates the pace of the day and the concerns of its inhabitants. While no grand monuments mark its passage, the quiet resilience of the community, shaped by generations of farmers and their families, is a palpable presence, a testament to the enduring strength found in the tending of the earth.
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| Location | Elk Creek, Johnson County, Nebraska |
| Coordinates | 40.286111°N, 96.129451°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 68348 |
| Area Code | 402 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Elk Creek, Nebraska Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Elk Creek, 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 Elk Creek includes coordinates 40.286111°N, 96.129451°W, situated in Johnson County. ZIP code 68348. 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.
