Litchfield, Nebraska Weather
Litchfield, Nebraska — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Litchfield, Sherman County.
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About Litchfield, Nebraska
Litchfield unfurls across the broad, sun-drenched plains, a gentle swell of earth meeting an endless sky. It lies 31.9 miles north of Kearney, NE (from Kearney, NE: bearing 353°T), and is situated 15.6 miles north-west of Ravenna. Here, the horizon is a constant, an unbroken line drawn by the hand of the prairie, where fields of wheat and corn ripple like a golden ocean under the vast Nebraska heavens. The air, especially in the quiet hours of dawn, carries a clean, cool scent, a distillation of earth and distance, and the light itself seems to possess a peculiar clarity, illuminating the subtle contours of the land with a tender, unwavering gaze. Small clusters of trees, resilient sentinels against the wind, punctuate the landscape, their leaves whispering secrets to the passing breeze. The story of Litchfield is etched not in grand monuments, but in the enduring spirit of its people and the fertile soil that sustains them. For generations, this has been a place shaped by agriculture, where the rhythm of the seasons dictates the pulse of life, and the economy thrives on the bounty of the land. The grain elevators, silent sentinels against the sky, stand as a testament to the harvests that have sustained Litchfield through boom and quietude. Echoes of early settlers linger in the sturdy, unpretentious architecture of its buildings, a practical beauty born of necessity and the desire to build a lasting home. The quiet hum of everyday life here is a melody composed of distant tractors, the murmur of conversations at the local diner, and the occasional train whistle, a lonesome call across the prairie.
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| Location | Litchfield, Sherman County, Nebraska |
| Coordinates | 41.157509°N, 99.155648°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 68852 |
| Area Code | 308 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Litchfield, Nebraska Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Litchfield, 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 Litchfield includes coordinates 41.157509°N, 99.155648°W, situated in Sherman County. ZIP code 68852. 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. 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.
