Loomis, Nebraska Weather
Loomis, Nebraska — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Loomis, Phelps County.
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About Loomis, Nebraska
Loomis rests on a broad, gently rolling prairie, where the sky unfurls with an almost startling immensity. It lies 27.1 miles south-west of Kearney, NE (from Kearney, NE: bearing 236°T), and is situated 7.7 miles west-north-west of Holdrege. The land here is a study in muted greens and ochres, broken by the darker, richer brown of freshly tilled fields that stretch to horizons softened by a perpetual, hazy light. The air, especially in the late afternoon, carries a dry, clean scent, a whisper of sun-baked earth and distant grasses. Occasional clusters of cottonwood trees, their leaves a shimmering silver-green, punctuate the landscape like islands in a sea of cultivation, offering a brief, welcome shade. The very character of Loomis seems to be etched by this vast openness, a quiet resilience born from facing the elements with an unwavering gaze. The history of Loomis is inextricably bound to the agricultural ambition that first settled these plains, a story of pioneers who coaxed sustenance from soil that initially seemed unforgiving. The local economy, still largely rooted in the bounty of the land, sees crops like corn and soybeans dominate the seasonal rhythm, their growth a visible testament to human endeavor. While no grand monuments mark its past, the enduring spirit of the place is evident in the well-kept farmsteads and the quiet hum of activity at the grain elevator, a silent sentinel of the town's livelihood. Loomis, though small, possesses a distinct identity, a place where the quiet dignity of honest work and the enduring beauty of the prairie landscape converge.
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| Location | Loomis, Phelps County, Nebraska |
| Coordinates | 40.478342°N, 99.50705°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 68958 |
| Area Code | 308 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Loomis, Nebraska Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Loomis, 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 Loomis includes coordinates 40.478342°N, 99.507050°W, situated in Phelps County. ZIP code 68958. 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.
