Emmet, Nebraska Weather
Emmet, Nebraska — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Emmet, Holt County.
Full aviation weather for Emmet is published on the O'Neill Municipal Airport–John L Baker Field (KONL) page, 10 km away. It carries the current METAR decoded into plain language — surface wind, visibility, cloud layers and ceiling, temperature and dewpoint, and altimeter setting — alongside the raw observation as transmitted.
The Terminal Aerodrome Forecast (TAF) is shown across its full validity period, with each change group broken out so you can see when conditions are expected to shift. Flight category is derived automatically — VFR, MVFR, IFR or LIFR — from reported ceiling and visibility, with runway details and field elevation alongside. Observations update roughly hourly and forecasts several times a day.
Conditions reported at KONL describe the airfield itself. Weather 10 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Emmet specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Emmet.
About Emmet, Nebraska
Emmet lies at a gentle swell in the Nebraska landscape, where the vast, open skies of the prairie begin to ripple with the subtle contours of the land. It lies 77.5 miles west-north-west of Norfolk, NE (from Norfolk, NE: bearing 294°T), and is situated 8.2 miles west of O'Neill. Here, the horizon stretches, an unbroken curve of fertile earth, punctuated only by the stoic silhouettes of windbreaks and the occasional, weathered barn. The air, especially in the hushed moments of dawn or the long, lingering gold of sunset, carries the clean scent of tilled soil and wild grasses, a perfume that speaks of endurance and quietude. Fields of corn and soybeans stretch out like rumpled green and gold carpets, their straight lines a testament to human intention against the organic sweep of the plains. The character of Emmet is one of understated resilience, a place where the elements hold sway and life unfolds with a steady, unhurried cadence, dictated by the seasons and the turning of the sun. The history of Emmet is intertwined with the westward expansion and the promise of fertile ground, an echo of the homesteaders who first carved a life from this prairie soil. Its economy, like much of Holt County, is deeply rooted in agriculture, with grain farming and cattle ranching forming the backbone of its livelihood. The land itself is the primary currency, its bounty harvested with a practiced hand, and the rhythm of planting and harvest dictates the pulse of the community. While no grand monuments mark its presence, the true landmarks of Emmet are in the enduring spirit of its people and the quiet dignity of the agricultural life they sustain, a continuity unbroken by the clamor of distant cities, where the local schoolhouse and the general store still hold a quiet, central importance.
Live animated radar for Emmet and surroundings — RainViewer.
NOAA GOES-16 GEOCOLOR — live animated loop updated every 10 minutes. Shows cloud cover, storm systems and weather patterns across the continental US.
Source: NOAA/NESDIS GOES-East · Public domain · Auto-updates on page reload
| Location | Emmet, Holt County, Nebraska |
| Coordinates | 42.475559°N, 98.806203°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 68734 |
| Area Code | 402 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Emmet, Nebraska Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Emmet, Nebraska, including current conditions, a 24-hour hourly forecast, 7-day outlook, NWS extended text forecast, precipitation radar and NOAA GOES-16 satellite imagery. Aviation weather — live METAR observations and TAF forecasts — is published separately on the pages for the nearest reporting airports, linked from the aviation section above. 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 Emmet includes coordinates 42.475559°N, 98.806203°W, situated in Holt County. ZIP code 68734. 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. 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.
