Melia, Nebraska Weather
Melia, Nebraska — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Melia, Sarpy County.
Full aviation weather for Melia is published on the Millard Airport (KMLE) page, 18 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. 6 airfields within reach of Melia 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 Melia: Offutt Air Force Base (KOFF) 31 km · Wahoo Municipal Airport (KAHQ) 31 km · Plattsmouth Municipal Airport (KPMV) 34 km · Blair Executive Airport (KBTA) 38 km · Eppley Airfield (KOMA) 39 km
Conditions reported at KMLE describe the airfield itself. Weather 18 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Melia specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Melia.
About Melia, Nebraska
Melia rests on a broad, gently sloping plain, where the sky feels impossibly vast and the horizon a clean, unwavering line. It lies 12.8 miles west-south-west of Papillion, NE (from Papillion, NE: bearing 252°T), and is situated 8.9 miles south-west of Chalco. The land itself, a rich, dark loam, hints at the deep agricultural roots that anchor this place. Fields of corn and soybeans stretch outward, their ordered rows a testament to the patient cultivation of the earth, broken only by the occasional cluster of weathered farm buildings or the silver ribbon of a distant creek. In the late afternoon, the sun casts long, buttery shadows across the landscape, imbuing the air with a quiet warmth that settles deep into the bones of the countryside. The wind, a constant companion, whispers through the tall grasses along the roadside, carrying the scent of freshly turned soil and the distant lowing of cattle. The history of Melia is etched not in grand monuments, but in the enduring spirit of its people and the fertile land they have worked for generations. Originally settled by farming families drawn to the rich prairie soil, Melia's economy has always been intrinsically tied to the bounty of the harvest, with grain elevators standing as stoic sentinels of its agricultural backbone. While the broader region around Melia has seen shifts in its industrial landscape, the core of its identity remains firmly rooted in the agrarian traditions that shaped its founding. The quiet hum of tractors on summer mornings and the communal gatherings at the local church or community hall are the hallmarks of Melia's unhurried pace of life, a steady rhythm sustained by the land and the enduring bonds of its residents.
Live animated radar for Melia 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 | Melia, Sarpy County, Nebraska |
| Coordinates | 41.09611°N, 96.275573°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 68028 |
| Area Code | 402, 531 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Melia, Nebraska Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Melia, 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 Melia includes coordinates 41.096110°N, 96.275573°W, situated in Sarpy County. ZIP code 68028. Telephone area code: 402, 531. 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.
