Holbrook, Nebraska — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Holbrook, Furnas County.
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Holbrook unfolds across the Nebraska prairie, a quiet collection of buildings under a vast, ever-shifting sky. It lies 55.9 miles west-south-west of Kearney, NE (from Kearney, NE: bearing 241°T), and is situated 8.3 miles east of Cambridge. The land here is a subtle tapestry of tawny grasses and stoic windbreaks, stretching towards horizons that seem to hold the very breath of the plains. Dust devils, ephemeral dancers, occasionally pirouette across the fields, their brief, energetic performances a fleeting punctuation mark in the otherwise measured stillness. The air, especially in the early morning, carries a crispness that hints at the immense, open spaces surrounding Holbrook, a clean scent of dry earth and distant agriculture. The history of Holbrook is tied to the westward expansion and the enduring spirit of those who settled this fertile, yet demanding, landscape. Its economy, like that of many communities in Furnas County, is deeply rooted in agriculture, the golden waves of corn and soybeans stretching out like a promise under the sun. The town itself offers a respite, a place where mail is delivered, and the hum of daily life is a quiet counterpoint to the wind’s constant song. There is a sense of resilience here, a quiet strength born from generations of working the land, and the distinctive character of Holbrook is etched not in grand monuments, but in the steady, unpretentious lives lived within its embrace.
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| Location | Holbrook, Furnas County, Nebraska |
| Coordinates | 40.304729°N, 100.010129°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 68948 |
| 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 Holbrook, 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 Holbrook includes coordinates 40.304729°N, 100.010129°W, situated in Furnas County. ZIP code 68948. Telephone area code: 308. 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.