Lebanon, Nebraska Weather
Lebanon, Nebraska — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Lebanon, Red Willow County.
Full aviation weather for Lebanon is published on the Cambridge Municipal Airport (KCSB) page, 30 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. 4 airfields within reach of Lebanon 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 Lebanon: McCook Ben Nelson Regional Airport (KMCK) 32 km · Oberlin Municipal Airport (KOIN) 33 km · Norton Municipal Airport (KNRN) 39 km
Conditions reported at KCSB describe the airfield itself. Weather 30 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Lebanon specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Lebanon.
About Lebanon, Nebraska
Lebanon rests in a wide, sun-drenched expanse of western Nebraska, where the sky feels impossibly vast and the horizon a constant, clean line. It lies 77.2 miles south-west of Kearney, NE (from Kearney, NE: bearing 235°T), and is situated 17.0 miles south-south-west of Cambridge. The land here is a study in muted earth tones, a tapestry of tawny grasses that sway like a silent, rippling sea under the ceaseless wind. Rolling hills, softly rounded by the patient hand of erosion, define the immediate landscape, their slopes often etched with the darker green of windbreaks or the pale gold of ripening grain. In the distance, the land stretches onward, a boundless prairie stretching towards the hazy blue of distant skies, where clouds drift like slow, white ships. The air itself carries a dry, clean scent, a blend of sun-baked soil and the faint, sweet aroma of wild grasses, and the light, especially as day begins to wane, possesses a golden, almost liquid quality, bathing the open spaces in a warm, ethereal glow. The founding of Lebanon is a story as old as the westward push, a testament to the enduring spirit of those who saw promise in this seemingly untamed country. Its economy has always been tethered to the fertile earth, its lifeblood flowing from the careful cultivation of crops and the raising of livestock, a tradition carried on by generations. The land yields its bounty through the patient labor of farmers and ranchers, their livelihoods intimately connected to the cycles of sun and rain, a rhythm that dictates the pace of life in Lebanon. While no grand monuments mark its history, the quiet perseverance of its people and the enduring strength of its agricultural roots form the distinctive character of this Nebraska prairie settlement. The spirit of community, forged in shared endeavors and the vastness of their surroundings, imbues Lebanon with a quiet resilience.
Live animated radar for Lebanon 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 | Lebanon, Red Willow County, Nebraska |
| Coordinates | 40.050561°N, 100.276252°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 69036 |
| Area Code | 308 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Lebanon, Nebraska Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Lebanon, 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 Lebanon includes coordinates 40.050561°N, 100.276252°W, situated in Red Willow County. ZIP code 69036. 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. 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.
