Maxwell, Nebraska Weather
Maxwell, Nebraska — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Maxwell, Lincoln County.
Full aviation weather for Maxwell is published on the North Platte Regional Airport Lee Bird Field (KLBF) page, 14 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. 3 airfields within reach of Maxwell 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 Maxwell: Gothenburg Municipal Airport (KGTE) 36 km · Cozad Municipal Airport (KCZD) 50 km
Conditions reported at KLBF describe the airfield itself. Weather 14 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Maxwell specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Maxwell.
About Maxwell, Nebraska
Maxwell lies on the broad, sun-bleached expanse of central Nebraska, where the sky seems to stretch forever, a vast, azure canvas swept by the restless breath of the prairie. It lies 79.8 miles west-north-west of Kearney, NE (from Kearney, NE: bearing 290°T), and is situated 12.9 miles east-south-east of North Platte. The land here is a study in subtle contours, a gentle rolling terrain that speaks of ancient geological forces and the slow, persistent work of wind and water. Fields of grain, burnished gold under the high summer sun, give way to pastures dotted with the stoic silhouettes of cattle, their forms softened by the hazy shimmer of heat rising from the soil. The air, when it stills, carries the faint, sweet scent of drying grasses and the distant, almost imperceptible hum of insects. The history of Maxwell is intertwined with the agricultural heart of Nebraska, a story etched in the soil and the resilience of those who have worked it. Founded as a railroad town, it grew from a simple depot serving the needs of ranchers and farmers, its economy still largely tethered to the bounty of the land. Wheat and corn are the quiet kings here, their cultivation dictating the rhythm of the seasons and the livelihoods of its inhabitants. There is a steadfastness to Maxwell, a grounded character that reflects the enduring spirit of the prairie itself, where life unfolds at a pace dictated by nature’s clock, and the horizon promises a perpetual, quiet beauty.
Live animated radar for Maxwell 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 | Maxwell, Lincoln County, Nebraska |
| Coordinates | 41.078891°N, 100.524861°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 69151 |
| Area Code | 308 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Maxwell, Nebraska Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Maxwell, 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 Maxwell includes coordinates 41.078891°N, 100.524861°W, situated in Lincoln County. ZIP code 69151. 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.
