Hickman, Nebraska Weather
Hickman, Nebraska — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery for Hickman, Lancaster County.
Full aviation weather for Hickman is published on the Crete Municipal Airport (KCEK) page, 25 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 Hickman 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 Hickman: Lincoln Airport (KLNK) 27 km · Beatrice Municipal Airport (KBIE) 37 km · Tecumseh Municipal Airport (K0G3) 46 km · Seward Municipal Airport (KSWT) 49 km
Conditions reported at KCEK describe the airfield itself. Weather 25 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Hickman specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
About Hickman, Nebraska
Hickman unfolds across a gentle swell of prairie land, where the horizon stretches wide and the sky holds dominion. It lies 12.6 miles south of Lincoln, NE (from Lincoln, NE: bearing 171°T), and is situated 7.7 miles west-south-west of Bennet. The terrain here is a study in subtle contours, a vast, open canvas brushed with the muted greens and golds of agricultural fields. In the summer, the air hums with the industrious buzz of insects and the distant drone of tractors, a constant, quiet symphony to the land's bounty. During the late afternoon, the sun casts long, honeyed shadows that stretch and deepen across the fields, imbuing the landscape with a profound sense of peace. The scattered trees, often cottonwoods or elms, stand sentinel along the fencelines, their leaves a vibrant emerald against the endless blue. This settlement, Hickman, carries the quiet legacy of those who first sought to cultivate this rich soil. Its economy has long been tethered to the land, with generations of families tending to the crops that define the surrounding countryside. The rhythm of the seasons dictates the pace of life here, from the hopeful green shoots of spring to the golden abundance of harvest. While not a place of grand monuments, Hickman possesses a distinct character, a grounded resilience evident in its well-kept homes and the friendly nods exchanged between neighbors. The local grain elevator, a stoic silhouette against the prairie sky, serves as a silent testament to the enduring spirit of agriculture that shaped and continues to sustain Hickman.
Live animated radar for Hickman 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 | Hickman, Lancaster County, Nebraska |
| Coordinates | 40.620001°N, 96.629184°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 68372 |
| Area Code | 402 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Hickman, Nebraska Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Hickman, 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 Hickman includes coordinates 40.620001°N, 96.629184°W, situated in Lancaster County. ZIP code 68372. 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.
