Merna, Nebraska Weather
Merna, Nebraska — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Merna, Custer County.
Full aviation weather for Merna is published on the Broken Bow Municipal Airport (KBBW) page, 11 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.
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.
Conditions reported at KBBW describe the airfield itself. Weather 11 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Merna specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Merna.
About Merna, Nebraska
Merna unfolds across a landscape that breathes the vastness of the Nebraska prairie. It lies 64.7 miles north-north-west of Kearney, NE (from Kearney, NE: bearing 327°T), and is situated 8.4 miles north-west of Broken Bow. The land here is a study in subtle gradients, low, rolling hills that seem to ripple toward the horizon, their contours softened by the sweep of grasses and the occasional stand of cottonwoods. These trees, their leaves a vibrant green in summer and a burnished gold in autumn, offer a welcome punctuation to the otherwise unbroken expanse, their branches rustling with a dry whisper that carries on the ceaseless wind. The sky above Merna is a dome of remarkable clarity, a stage for clouds that drift like slow ships across an endless blue, and for sunsets that paint the western heavens with hues of rose and amethyst, a quiet spectacle that unfolds each evening. The history of Merna is bound to the agricultural heart of Custer County, a story told in the fertile soil that has sustained generations of farming families. Wheat and corn are the lifeblood of this region, their amber waves a familiar sight stretching to meet the sky, and the local economy still turns on the predictable cycles of planting and harvest. The railroad, long a vital artery, brought settlers and commerce, and though its presence may be quieter now, the echoes of those early days can still be felt in the enduring spirit of the people. Merna’s character is one of resilience and quiet perseverance, a place where neighbors know each other’s names and the pace of life is dictated by the sun and the seasons rather than the ticking of a clock, a steadfast presence on the plains.
Live animated radar for Merna 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 | Merna, Custer County, Nebraska |
| Coordinates | 41.483894°N, 99.760118°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 68856 |
| Area Code | 308 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Merna, Nebraska Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Merna, 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 Merna includes coordinates 41.483894°N, 99.760118°W, situated in Custer County. ZIP code 68856. 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.
