Lodgepole, Nebraska Weather
Lodgepole, Nebraska — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Lodgepole, Cheyenne County.
Full aviation weather for Lodgepole is published on the Billy G Ray Field (KCNP) page, 16 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. 5 airfields within reach of Lodgepole 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 Lodgepole: Sidney Municipal Airport Lloyd W Carr Field (KSNY) 30 km · Julesburg Municipal Airport (K7V8) 34 km · Garden County Airport/King Rhiley Field (KOKS) 36 km · Haxtun Municipal Airport (K17V) 58 km
Conditions reported at KCNP describe the airfield itself. Weather 16 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Lodgepole specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Lodgepole.
About Lodgepole, Nebraska
Lodgepole exists as a quiet dominion of the prairie, where the land rolls with a subtle, vast generosity under an expansive sky. It lies 113.6 miles east of Cheyenne, WY (from Cheyenne, WY: bearing 89°T), and is situated 9.5 miles west-north-west of Chappell. The horizon here is a clean, unblemished line, broken only by the occasional sturdy farmhouse or the stoic silhouette of a windbreak. During the long, luminous evenings, the air itself seems to hum with a low, resonant frequency, carrying the scent of dry grasses and the distant promise of rain, a scent that clings to the weathered wood of the scattered buildings like a memory. The terrain, a gentle undulation of earth, suggests a deep, patient history of wind and water, a slow sculpting that has shaped everything from the drainage ditches to the very character of its inhabitants. The roots of Lodgepole are firmly planted in the rich soil that has sustained generations of agricultural endeavor, a testament to the enduring spirit of those who first sought to tame this wild expanse. The local economy, once deeply tied to the railroad that brought life and commerce to this remote corner, now pivots on the sturdy backbone of farming and ranching, where the golden waves of wheat and the patient herds of cattle define the landscape and the livelihoods. A quiet pride seems to emanate from the very stones of the old grain elevator, a sentinel of past prosperity, and the simple, functional architecture of the main street speaks of a practicality born of resilience, a place where the rhythm of the seasons dictates the pace of life and the enduring strength of community.
Live animated radar for Lodgepole 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 | Lodgepole, Cheyenne County, Nebraska |
| Coordinates | 41.149709°N, 102.636304°W |
| Timezone | Mountain Time (America/Denver) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 69149 |
| Area Code | 308 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Lodgepole, Nebraska Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Lodgepole, 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 Lodgepole includes coordinates 41.149709°N, 102.636304°W, situated in Cheyenne County. ZIP code 69149. 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. 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.
