Milford, Nebraska Weather
Milford, Nebraska — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery for Milford, Seward County.
Full aviation weather for Milford is published on the Seward Municipal Airport (KSWT) 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. 6 airfields within reach of Milford 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 Milford: Crete Municipal Airport (KCEK) 20 km · Lincoln Airport (KLNK) 26 km · Fairmont State Airport (KFMZ) 49 km · York Municipal Airport (KJYR) 50 km · David City Municipal Airport (K93Y) 51 km
Conditions reported at KSWT describe the airfield itself. Weather 11 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Milford specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
About Milford, Nebraska
Milford rests in a landscape defined by the broad, generous sweep of the Nebraska prairie, where the sky seems to stretch further than the eye can hold. It lies 20.1 miles west of Lincoln, NE (from Lincoln, NE: bearing 265°T), and is situated 9.5 miles south-south-east of Seward. The land here is a patchwork of cultivated fields, their green and gold hues shifting with the seasons, interspersed with the darker, richer tones of native grasses that whisper secrets on the breeze. The Platte River, a wide, sometimes lazy artery, flows nearby, its presence a subtle murmur that influences the very character of the place, shaping the land with its gentle erosion and providing a lifeline of moisture. The air itself carries the clean, dry scent of sun-baked earth and growing things, a pervasive fragrance that speaks of open horizons and a life lived under an immense, ever-changing sky. Milford’s story is intertwined with the agricultural heartland of Nebraska, a testament to the enduring spirit of those who coaxed sustenance from this fertile ground. The local economy has long been rooted in the bounty of the land, with farming and related industries forming the bedrock of its prosperity. Generations have worked these fields, their labor a quiet, persistent rhythm that has shaped the community. While no grand monuments mark its history, the sturdy, well-kept homes and the communal spaces speak of a shared heritage, a collective memory of resilience and hard work. The distinctiveness of Milford lies not in dramatic landmarks, but in the quiet dignity of its people and the understated beauty of a prairie town that knows its place in the grand scheme of the American heartland.
Live animated radar for Milford 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 | Milford, Seward County, Nebraska |
| Coordinates | 40.774451°N, 97.050589°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 68405 |
| Area Code | 402 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Milford, Nebraska Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Milford, 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 Milford includes coordinates 40.774451°N, 97.050589°W, situated in Seward County. ZIP code 68405. Telephone area code: 402. 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.
