Minden, Nebraska Weather
Minden, Nebraska — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery for Minden, Kearney County.
Full aviation weather for Minden is published on the Kearney Regional Airport (KEAR) page, 26 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. 4 airfields within reach of Minden 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 Minden: Brewster Field (KHDE) 33 km · Hastings Municipal Airport (KHSI) 46 km · Red Cloud Municipal Airport (K7V7) 58 km
Conditions reported at KEAR describe the airfield itself. Weather 26 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Minden specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
About Minden, Nebraska
Minden rests on a broad, fertile plain, where the land unfurls in a gentle, almost imperceptible swell towards horizons that seem to stretch into forever. It lies 15.5 miles south-south-east of Kearney, NE (from Kearney, NE: bearing 153°T), and is situated 9.5 miles east of Axtell. The sky above Minden is a grand, ever-changing canvas, often painted with the vast, luminous blues of the prairie day, or the bruised purples and fiery oranges of an approaching storm. Dust, fine as talc, often hangs in the air, catching the sunlight in shimmering veils, a constant reminder of the cultivated earth that defines this place. The streets are wide, lined with sturdy, unpretentious buildings that speak of practicality and endurance, and a quiet hum of activity emanates from the businesses that serve the surrounding agricultural communities. The history of Minden is intrinsically bound to the rich, dark soil that has sustained generations of farmers and ranchers, making agriculture the enduring heart of its economy. Early settlers, drawn by the promise of land and opportunity, carved their homesteads from this prairie, their legacy still visible in the straight, unwavering lines of irrigation ditches and the stoic grain elevators that punctuate the landscape. The town itself grew as a hub for these agricultural endeavors, a place where goods were traded and community forged. While the specific industries may evolve, the deep-rooted connection to the land remains, evident in the local traditions and the steady, considered pace of life that characterizes Minden.
Live animated radar for Minden 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 | Minden, Kearney County, Nebraska |
| Coordinates | 40.498625°N, 98.947859°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 68959, 68924 |
| Area Code | 308 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Minden, Nebraska Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Minden, 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 Minden includes coordinates 40.498625°N, 98.947859°W, situated in Kearney County. ZIP code 68959, 68924. 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.
