Laurel, Nebraska Weather
Laurel, Nebraska — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Laurel, Cedar County.
Full aviation weather for Laurel is published on the Wayne Municipal Airport / Stan Morris Field (KLCG) page, 23 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 Laurel 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 Laurel: Hartington Municipal Airport / Bud Becker Field (K0B4) 24 km · Harold Davidson Field (KVMR) 40 km · Pender Municipal Airport (K0C4) 46 km · Karl Stefan Memorial Airport (KOFK) 57 km · Sioux Gateway Airport / Brigadier General Bud Day Field (KSUX) 58 km
Conditions reported at KLCG describe the airfield itself. Weather 23 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Laurel specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Laurel.
About Laurel, Nebraska
Laurel unfurls across a landscape of rolling Nebraska farmland, where the earth breathes in broad, sun-drenched strokes. It lies 32.4 miles north-north-east of Norfolk, NE (from Norfolk, NE: bearing 31°T), and is situated 7.9 miles south-east of Coleridge. Here, the horizon stretches with an almost audacious openness, a vast canvas painted in shades of ripening grain and the deep, fertile brown of tilled soil. The air, especially in the quiet hum of late afternoon, carries the dry scent of prairie grasses and the subtle sweetness of distant alfalfa fields. The land itself feels patient, shaped by wind and water into gentle swells that lead the eye toward the distant, cloud-sculpted sky. This is a place where the sky feels close enough to touch, a constant, silent companion to the scattered farmsteads and the quiet life that unfolds beneath it. The story of Laurel is tied to the rich agricultural heritage of Cedar County, a place where the bounty of the land has sustained generations. Founded by those who saw the promise in this fertile ground, Laurel’s economy has long been anchored in the cultivation of corn, soybeans, and the raising of livestock, a steady rhythm of planting and harvest that defines the year. The grain elevators stand as stoic sentinels against the prairie sky, a testament to the enduring industry that fuels this corner of Nebraska. While no grand monuments mark its history, the character of Laurel resides in the quiet resilience of its people and the straightforward beauty of its agricultural domain, a place where the simple act of watching the sun set over the fields can feel like a profound revelation.
Live animated radar for Laurel 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 | Laurel, Cedar County, Nebraska |
| Coordinates | 42.429445°N, 97.08977°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 68745 |
| Area Code | 402 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Laurel, Nebraska Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Laurel, 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 Laurel includes coordinates 42.429445°N, 97.089770°W, situated in Cedar County. ZIP code 68745. 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.
