Kilgore, Nebraska Weather
Kilgore, Nebraska — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Kilgore, Cherry County.
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About Kilgore, Nebraska
Kilgore rests under a sky that seems to stretch on forever, a broad canvas of blue that can turn a bruised purple with the coming of a storm. It lies 138.7 miles south-east of Rapid City, SD (from Rapid City, SD: bearing 124°T), and is situated 14.5 miles south of St. Francis. The land here is a study in subtle grades and sweeping horizons, the prairie grass a muted green in summer and a dry gold in autumn, rippling like an ocean under the persistent prairie wind. Small ranches, weathered by sun and seasons, dot the landscape, their fences a thin, determined line against the vastness. The air itself carries a clean, dry scent, sometimes tinged with the earthy aroma of recently turned soil or the faint sweetness of wild sage. The story of Kilgore is written in the dust and the enduring spirit of its people, a legacy of pioneers who carved a life from this open country. Ranching and agriculture have always been the backbone of the local economy, the pulse of Kilgore tied to the cycles of the land and the raising of livestock. It’s a place where a handshake still holds weight, where neighbors look out for one another, a quiet understanding forged in shared experience. The sparse population means that each individual voice carries more resonance, and the rhythm of life in Kilgore is one of patient persistence, of watching the seasons turn and trusting in the land’s bounty.
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| Location | Kilgore, Cherry County, Nebraska |
| Coordinates | 42.938339°N, 100.955705°W |
| Timezone | Mountain Time (America/Denver) |
| Area Code | 308 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Kilgore, Nebraska Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Kilgore, 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 Kilgore includes coordinates 42.938339°N, 100.955705°W, situated in Cherry County. Telephone area code: 308. Timezone: Mountain Time (America/Denver).
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.
