Jackson, Nebraska Weather
Jackson, Nebraska — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Jackson, Dakota County.
Full aviation weather for Jackson is published on the Sioux Gateway Airport / Brigadier General Bud Day Field (KSUX) page, 16 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. 6 airfields within reach of Jackson 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 Jackson: Pender Municipal Airport (K0C4) 40 km · Wayne Municipal Airport / Stan Morris Field (KLCG) 41 km · Harold Davidson Field (KVMR) 46 km · Le Mars Municipal Airport (KLRJ) 48 km · Hartington Municipal Airport / Bud Becker Field (K0B4) 59 km
Conditions reported at KSUX describe the airfield itself. Weather 16 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Jackson specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Jackson.
About Jackson, Nebraska
Jackson lies in a landscape shaped by the generous hand of the Great Plains, where the earth rolls in wide, sweeping gestures toward a horizon that seems to stretch into forever. It lies 9.1 miles west-south-west of Sioux City, IA (from Sioux City, IA: bearing 247°T), and is situated 7.9 miles west-south-west of South Sioux City. Fields of corn and soybeans, vibrant green in the summer sun, give way to pastures where cattle graze, their silhouettes stark against the vast, open sky. The air here carries the scent of tilled soil and, in the evenings, a subtle sweetness from wildflowers that speckle the roadside ditches. The gentle slope of the land, punctuated by the occasional cluster of cottonwood trees, invites the eye to wander, to trace the subtle contours of a land accustomed to wind and sun. The light at dusk often paints the western sky in hues of rose and lavender, a slow, deliberate unfolding of color that mirrors the unhurried pace of life in Jackson. The history of Jackson is a quiet testament to the resilience of those who first sought to coax a living from this fertile ground. Its roots are entwined with the agricultural bounty of Dakota County, a heritage reflected in the sturdy grain elevators that stand as sentinels on the edge of town, their metal skins catching the afternoon light. The local economy, though modest, remains deeply connected to the land, with farming and related industries forming its backbone. You can see the enduring spirit of its pioneers in the well-maintained older homes and the quiet hum of activity at the local businesses, where conversations often turn to the weather and the crops. Jackson, though small, holds within its boundaries the simple, profound beauty of a place where the rhythm of the seasons dictates the flow of days.
Live animated radar for Jackson 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.
Source: NOAA/NESDIS GOES-East · Public domain · Auto-updates on page reload
| Location | Jackson, Dakota County, Nebraska |
| Coordinates | 42.448607°N, 96.564756°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 68743 |
| Area Code | 402 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Jackson, Nebraska Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Jackson, 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 Jackson includes coordinates 42.448607°N, 96.564756°W, situated in Dakota County. ZIP code 68743. 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.
