Grafton, Nebraska Weather
Grafton, Nebraska — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Grafton, Fillmore County.
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About Grafton, Nebraska
Grafton rests in a landscape where the sky feels vast and impossibly close, a broad expanse of Nebraska prairie painted in the muted greens and golds of summer wheat and corn. It lies 35.5 miles east of Hastings, NE (from Hastings, NE: bearing 85°T), and is situated 9.3 miles north-west of Geneva. The terrain here is a gentle, rolling tapestry of farmland, broken only by the occasional cluster of trees that offer a fleeting, darker shadow against the sun-drenched earth. The air itself, when the wind stirs, carries the dry, sweet scent of ripening grain, a perfume unique to these open spaces. Evenings arrive with a peculiar grace, the sun bleeding a soft, peach-colored light across the western horizon, a slow, deliberate descent that seems to hold the very breath of the land in its fading glow. The history of Grafton is one of quiet persistence, a story etched not in grand monuments but in the enduring spirit of its agricultural roots. Settled by pioneers drawn to the rich, fertile soil, the local economy has long been anchored by the bounty of the land, a continuous cycle of planting and harvest that dictates the rhythm of life. While no singular, towering landmark defines Grafton, its character is found in the sturdy, unpretentious farmhouses and the grain elevators that stand like stoic sentinels against the horizon, silent witnesses to generations of hard work and resilience. The community’s distinctiveness lies in this understated strength, a testament to the enduring connection between its people and the earth that sustains them.
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| Location | Grafton, Fillmore County, Nebraska |
| Coordinates | 40.628065°N, 97.713937°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 68365 |
| Area Code | 402 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Grafton, Nebraska Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Grafton, 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 Grafton includes coordinates 40.628065°N, 97.713937°W, situated in Fillmore County. ZIP code 68365. 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.
