Indianola, Nebraska Weather
Indianola, Nebraska — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Indianola, Red Willow County.
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About Indianola, Nebraska
Indianola rests on a broad, fertile plain where the sky seems to stretch forever, a vast canvas painted with the subtle hues of Nebraska's prairie landscape. It lies 77.2 miles west-south-west of Kearney, NE (from Kearney, NE: bearing 246°T), and is situated 11.2 miles east-north-east of McCook. The land itself breathes a quiet resilience, a gentle swell of earth that rolls westward towards horizons that promise endless sunlight. Fields of grain, golden and green in their seasons, ripple with the slightest breeze, their scent mingling with the dry, clean air that carries the distant lowing of cattle. The character of Indianola is one of unpretentious strength, a place where the sun rises with a slow, deliberate grace, casting long shadows that soften the edges of the day. Here, the very air seems to hold a hushed anticipation, a quiet waiting for the next turn of the agricultural wheel. The history of Indianola is a story etched into the rich soil, a testament to the pioneers who first broke this land and built a life from its bounty. Its economy has long been tied to the rhythms of agriculture, with wheat and corn standing as proud symbols of the local industry, their amber waves a familiar sight against the endless blue. The town remembers its past through the weathered facades of its older buildings, each brick and beam whispering tales of generations who found their livelihood here. It’s a place where the past is not forgotten but rather woven into the present, a quiet understanding of where it came from shaping its gentle, unhurried pace.
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| Location | Indianola, Red Willow County, Nebraska |
| Coordinates | 40.23445°N, 100.417368°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 69034 |
| Area Code | 308 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Indianola, Nebraska Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Indianola, 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 Indianola includes coordinates 40.234450°N, 100.417368°W, situated in Red Willow County. ZIP code 69034. 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.
