Merriman, Nebraska Weather
Merriman, Nebraska — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Merriman, Cherry County.
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Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Merriman.
About Merriman, Nebraska
Merriman stretches across the Nebraska prairie, a collection of buildings humbled by the vast expanse of sky. It lies 111.0 miles south-east of Rapid City, SD (from Rapid City, SD: bearing 136°T), and is situated 17.5 miles south of Martin. The land here is a study in subtle shifts, a gently rolling terrain that seems to absorb and amplify the light. Long, lean fields of grain, golden in the late afternoon sun, give way to pastures where cattle graze with a patient, unhurried grace. The air itself carries a clean, dry scent, tinged with the dust of the earth and the faint, sweet perfume of wild grasses. Even the shadows, cast long and deep by the setting sun, seem to possess a quiet solidity, grounding the ephemeral beauty of the open country. The history of Merriman is deeply rooted in the fertile, windswept soil that has sustained its inhabitants for generations. This is a place where agriculture is not just an industry, but the very marrow of life, with ranches and farms forming the backbone of its economy. The spirit of self-reliance and quiet perseverance, born of long winters and unpredictable seasons, is palpable. You can almost hear the echoes of the past in the creak of a barn door or the distant lowing of cattle, a testament to the enduring connection between the people of Merriman and the land they call home.
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| Location | Merriman, Cherry County, Nebraska |
| Coordinates | 42.919722°N, 101.700703°W |
| Timezone | Mountain Time (America/Denver) |
| Area Code | 308 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Merriman, Nebraska Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Merriman, 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 Merriman includes coordinates 42.919722°N, 101.700703°W, situated in Cherry County. Telephone area code: 308. Timezone: Mountain Time (America/Denver).
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.
