Grant, Nebraska — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery for Grant, Perkins County.
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Grant, Nebraska, unfolds across a landscape of sweeping, golden prairies that seem to stretch to the very edge of perception, punctuated by the occasional weathered barn and wind-sculpted trees that stand like solitary sentinels against the immense Nebraska sky. It lies 138.7 miles west of Kearney, NE (from Kearney, NE: bearing 275°T), and is situated 19.8 miles south of Ogallala. The land here rolls with a subtle grace, a gentle undulation that belies the vastness of the plains, and the air, especially in the hushed hours of dawn or the deepening light of dusk, carries the clean, dry scent of sun-baked earth and the distant promise of rain. The sky above Grant is a character in itself, a boundless canvas that shifts from the crisp, crystalline blue of midday to the bruised purples and fiery oranges of sunset, painting the world in hues that stir a quiet awe. The history of Grant is intrinsically tied to the fertile earth that surrounds it, a story of hardy pioneers who settled this corner of Perkins County, drawn by the promise of agriculture and a life forged with their own hands. The local economy continues to revolve around the bounty of the land, with grain elevators standing as silent monuments to the generations of farmers who have cultivated these fields, their livelihoods dependent on the capricious generosity of the weather. While not a place of grand historical monuments, Grant possesses a distinct character, a quiet resilience that echoes in the unhurried rhythm of its days and the friendly nods exchanged on its unpaved streets. It’s a place where the past feels less like a distant echo and more like a persistent hum beneath the surface of everyday life, a continuity woven into the very fabric of the community.
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| Location | Grant, Perkins County, Nebraska |
| Coordinates | 40.841941°N, 101.725172°W |
| Timezone | Mountain Time (America/Denver) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 69140 |
| Area Code | 308 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Grant, 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 Grant includes coordinates 40.841941°N, 101.725172°W, situated in Perkins County. ZIP code 69140. 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.