La Vista, Nebraska Weather
La Vista, Nebraska — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery for La Vista, Sarpy County.
Full aviation weather for La Vista is published on the Millard Airport (KMLE) page, 7 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 La Vista 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 La Vista: Offutt Air Force Base (KOFF) 12 km · Eppley Airfield (KOMA) 18 km · Council Bluffs Municipal Airport (KCBF) 24 km · Blair Executive Airport (KBTA) 26 km · Plattsmouth Municipal Airport (KPMV) 28 km
Conditions reported at KMLE describe the airfield itself. Weather 7 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at La Vista specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
About La Vista, Nebraska
La Vista rises from the broad, sweeping plains of eastern Nebraska, a place where the sky seems to stretch infinitely in every direction. It lies 2.1 miles north-north-east of Papillion, NE (from Papillion, NE: bearing 16°T), and is situated 7.1 miles south-west of Omaha. The terrain here is gently rolling, a subtle rise and fall that guides the eye toward the distant horizon, a place where the grasses of the prairie, in their seasonal hues of emerald, gold, and rust, meet the ever-present blue. The air, especially on a clear evening, carries a crispness, a clean scent of distant fields and the faint murmur of human activity from the nearby urban centers, a sound that softens as the sun dips low, painting the clouds in strokes of apricot and rose. Even in its developed areas, the influence of the open land is palpable, a constant reminder of the vastness that lies just beyond the manicured lawns and the orderly streets. This stretch of Sarpy County, where La Vista has grown, was once part of the rich agricultural heartland of America, the fertile soil yielding bountiful harvests of corn and soybeans that have sustained generations. The local economy, while now diversified with retail, service industries, and a growing residential base, still echoes with the industrious spirit of those early farming days, a quiet diligence that underpins the community. La Vista itself, a name that whispers of views and vistas, was established as a place designed for families, its growth mirroring the post-war expansion of the American suburbs, yet it retains a distinct character, a sense of being tethered to the land that gave it birth. The nearby Platte River, a wide, languid ribbon of water, has long been a silent witness to the unfolding history of this region, its presence a subtle, constant reminder of the natural forces that shaped this part of Nebraska.
Live animated radar for La Vista 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 | La Vista, Sarpy County, Nebraska |
| Coordinates | 41.183888°N, 96.031127°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 68128 |
| Area Code | 402 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This La Vista, Nebraska Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for La Vista, 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 La Vista includes coordinates 41.183888°N, 96.031127°W, situated in Sarpy County. ZIP code 68128. 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.
