Gilead, Nebraska Weather
Gilead, Nebraska — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Gilead, Thayer County.
Full aviation weather for Gilead is published on the Hebron Municipal Airport (KHJH) page, 14 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. 6 airfields within reach of Gilead have their own pages, listed below.
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.
Other airports near Gilead: Fairbury Municipal Airport (KFBY) 21 km · Belleville Municipal Airport (KRPB) 42 km · Fairmont State Airport (KFMZ) 51 km · Washington County Memorial Airport (K38) 55 km · Superior Municipal Airport (K12K) 56 km
Conditions reported at KHJH describe the airfield itself. Weather 14 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Gilead specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Gilead.
About Gilead, Nebraska
Gilead, a small cluster of buildings weathered by the Nebraska sun, rests on land that seems to remember the whisper of buffalo grass. It lies 59.7 miles east-south-east of Hastings, NE (from Hastings, NE: bearing 120°T), and is situated 9.2 miles east of Hebron. The horizon here is a bold, unbroken line, a constant invitation to gaze outward across fields that stretch like a rumpled, golden blanket under an immense sky. The air, especially in the hushed hours before dawn, carries a cool, clean scent of turned earth and distant, unseen water, a subtle balm to the senses. Even in the midday heat, a certain stillness prevails, a quietude that allows the drone of cicadas and the rustle of wind through corn stalks to become the dominant soundtrack of existence in Gilead. The history of Gilead is tied to the fertile soil that has sustained generations of Nebraskans, a legacy of farming and a deep connection to the cycles of the land. This is a place where the local economy is still largely shaped by the bounty of the fields, where the rhythm of planting and harvest dictates the pulse of life. While no grand monuments mark its past, the weathered grain elevators, standing sentinel against the sky, are silent testaments to the enduring spirit of agriculture that defines Gilead. The local tradition is one of quiet perseverance, a steady unfolding of days where community is found in shared labor and the simple, profound beauty of an endless prairie sunset.
Live animated radar for Gilead 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.
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| Location | Gilead, Thayer County, Nebraska |
| Coordinates | 40.146392°N, 97.413096°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 68362 |
| Area Code | 402 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Gilead, Nebraska Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Gilead, 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 Gilead includes coordinates 40.146392°N, 97.413096°W, situated in Thayer County. ZIP code 68362. 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.
