Loup City, Nebraska Weather
Loup City, Nebraska — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Loup City, Sherman County.
Full aviation weather for Loup City is published on the Loup City Municipal Airport (K0F4) page, 2 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 Loup City 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 Loup City: Evelyn Sharp Field (KODX) 39 km · Cram Field (KBUB) 58 km · Broken Bow Municipal Airport (KBBW) 59 km
Conditions reported at K0F4 describe the airfield itself. Weather 2 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Loup City specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Loup City.
About Loup City, Nebraska
Loup City sits like a well-worn saddlebag on the broad back of Sherman County, its low-slung buildings weathered by a sky that stretches from horizon to horizon, a canvas for the relentless Nebraska sun. It lies 40.3 miles north of Kearney, NE (from Kearney, NE: bearing 9°T), and is situated 17.5 miles north of Ravenna. The land here is a study in subtle gradients, a vast, open expanse where fields of corn and soybeans unfurl in orderly, sun-drenched swathes, interrupted only by the occasional copse of cottonwoods that cluster along the unseen courses of ephemeral streams. The air, especially in the long, quiet evenings, carries the scent of dry earth and ripening grain, a fragrance that settles deep into the lungs, speaking of a life tethered to the turning seasons and the generous, if sometimes fierce, disposition of the prairie. The character of Loup City itself is as unpretentious as its surroundings, a place where the pace is set by the slow arc of the sun and the quiet hum of agricultural machinery. The history of Loup City is deeply entwined with the westward push of settlers and the enduring promise of fertile ground, a story told in the sturdy brick of its older structures and the enduring spirit of its people. The local economy, like the land it occupies, is fundamentally agricultural, its pulse tied to the harvest and the prosperity of the farms that surround it, a dependable rhythm that has sustained the community for generations. While no grand monuments define its skyline, the subtle engineering of the irrigation ditches, the careful cultivation of the soil, and the communal spirit that binds its residents are the true landmarks of Loup City. This is a place where the past is not a distant echo but a living presence, felt in the resilience of its landscape and the quiet dignity of its daily life, a testament to the enduring strength drawn from the very earth.
Live animated radar for Loup City 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.
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| Location | Loup City, Sherman County, Nebraska |
| Coordinates | 41.275565°N, 98.966753°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 68853 |
| Area Code | 308 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Loup City, Nebraska Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Loup City, 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 Loup City includes coordinates 41.275565°N, 98.966753°W, situated in Sherman County. ZIP code 68853. 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.
