Grafton, Nebraska Weather
Grafton, Nebraska — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Grafton, Fillmore County.
Full aviation weather for Grafton is published on the Fairmont State Airport (KFMZ) page, 13 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. 5 airfields within reach of Grafton 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 Grafton: York Municipal Airport (KJYR) 31 km · Aurora Municipal Al Potter Field (KAUH) 38 km · Hebron Municipal Airport (KHJH) 54 km · Seward Municipal Airport (KSWT) 57 km
Conditions reported at KFMZ describe the airfield itself. Weather 13 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Grafton specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Grafton.
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.
Live animated radar for Grafton 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 | 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 | September 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, 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 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. 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.
