Howard City, Nebraska Weather
Howard City, Nebraska — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Howard City, Howard County.
Full aviation weather for Howard City is published on the Loup City Municipal Airport (K0F4) page, 33 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. 4 airfields within reach of Howard City 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 Howard City: Central Nebraska Regional Airport (KGRI) 36 km · Kearney Regional Airport (KEAR) 46 km · Hastings Municipal Airport (KHSI) 58 km
Conditions reported at K0F4 describe the airfield itself. Weather 33 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Howard City specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Howard City.
About Howard City, Nebraska
Howard City rests in a broad, gently rolling expanse of prairie, where the sky feels vast enough to swallow entire thoughts. It lies 22.1 miles west-north-west of Grand Island, NE (from Grand Island, NE: bearing 298°T), and is situated 7.6 miles north-west of Cairo. The land here unfolds in subtle shifts of elevation, a subtle topography that hints at the patient work of wind and water over millennia. Fields of amber grain shimmer under the immense Nebraska sun, their straight lines a human counterpoint to the organic curves of the horizon. Cottonwood trees, their leaves a papery rustle in the breeze, cluster along the intermittent waterways, offering a splash of verdant defiance against the dominant gold and green. The air itself carries a clean, dry scent, often tinged with the sweet perfume of ripening corn or the earthy aroma of freshly tilled soil. The history of Howard City is intertwined with the homesteading spirit that shaped this region, a legacy evident in the sturdy, unpretentious architecture that still graces its streets. Farming remains the lifeblood, the steady rhythm of planting and harvest dictating the town's pulse, with corn and soybeans dominating the agricultural landscape. This agricultural heartland has fostered a deep sense of community, a quiet resilience born from shared challenges and triumphs. While not a hub of grand monuments, the local grain elevator stands as a silent sentinel, a testament to the enduring labor that sustains Howard City and its people.
Live animated radar for Howard City 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 | Howard City, Howard County, Nebraska |
| Coordinates | 41.0752°N, 98.7155°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 68820 |
| Area Code | 308 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Howard City, Nebraska Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Howard City, 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 Howard City includes coordinates 41.075200°N, 98.715500°W, situated in Howard County. ZIP code 68820. 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. 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.
