Elsie, Nebraska Weather
Elsie, Nebraska — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Elsie, Perkins County.
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About Elsie, Nebraska
Elsie rests in a wide, sun-washed expanse where the Nebraska prairie rolls out towards an impossibly distant horizon. It lies 121.1 miles west of Kearney, NE (from Kearney, NE: bearing 276°T), and is situated 17.6 miles east of Grant. The land here is a study in muted tones, a palette of ochre, tawny gold, and the subtle greens of drought-hardy grasses that catch the wind in rippling waves. A few scattered farmsteads punctuate the landscape, their silos like stoic sentinels against the immense sky, and the air itself carries a clean, dry scent, tinged with the faint, sweet perfume of ripening grain. The quality of light is profound, particularly as the day draws to a close, when the western sky bleeds into bruised purples and fiery oranges, casting long, ephemeral shadows across the gently undulating terrain. The story of Elsie is deeply entwined with the rich soil and the resilience of those who have worked it. Established in the early days of westward expansion, its economy has always been anchored to agriculture, with generations of families cultivating the fertile ground for wheat, corn, and cattle. The quiet hum of activity in Elsie speaks of a life lived in close communion with the seasons and the land, where hard work is a given and neighborly support an unspoken pact. While there are no grand monuments or bustling tourist traps, the true distinction of Elsie lies in its unpretentious character, a place where the vastness of the prairie shapes not just the landscape, but the very spirit of its inhabitants.
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| Location | Elsie, Perkins County, Nebraska |
| Coordinates | 40.847498°N, 101.388497°W |
| Timezone | Mountain Time (America/Denver) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 69134 |
| Area Code | 308 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Elsie, Nebraska Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Elsie, 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 Elsie includes coordinates 40.847498°N, 101.388497°W, situated in Perkins County. ZIP code 69134. Telephone area code: 308. Timezone: Mountain Time (America/Denver).
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.
