Moorefield, Nebraska Weather
Moorefield, Nebraska — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Moorefield, Frontier County.
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About Moorefield, Nebraska
Moorefield, Nebraska, breathes the wide, unbroken sky of the Sandhills, a landscape of rolling, grass-covered dunes that stretch to horizons painted in hues of wheat-gold and pale, washed-out blue. It lies 69.0 miles west of Kearney, NE (from Kearney, NE: bearing 270°T), and is situated 7.4 miles north-east of Curtis. The land here is a study in subtle shifts, where gentle slopes rise and fall, cloaked in the resilient green of prairie grasses that sway and whisper in the perpetual breeze. The air itself feels clean, carrying the faint, earthy scent of soil and sun-baked vegetation, a testament to the vast, open spaces that define this corner of the state. Even the few scattered farmsteads, with their utilitarian barns and silos, seem to shrink against the immensity of the surrounding terrain, their structures dwarfed by the sheer scale of the sky above. The light at dusk is a particular marvel, bleeding into the western sky with a slow, deliberate grace, turning the dunes into soft, shadowed waves under a deepening violet. The history of Moorefield is tied to the pioneering spirit that settled these sandy plains, a story etched not in grand monuments but in the quiet resilience of those who made a life from this challenging, yet beautiful, land. The local economy remains rooted in the agricultural traditions of cattle ranching and crop farming, where the fertile pockets within the sandy soil yield hardy crops that thrive under the Nebraska sun. This is a place where the rhythm of the seasons dictates the pace of life, where the days are long and productive, and the evenings bring a profound stillness. While no famous universities or bustling metropolises mark its immediate vicinity, Moorefield possesses a distinct character, a quiet pride in its enduring connection to the land and the open-hearted hospitality of its people, a characteristic that has shaped its identity through generations.
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| Location | Moorefield, Frontier County, Nebraska |
| Coordinates | 40.690008°N, 100.399307°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 69039 |
| Area Code | 308 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Moorefield, Nebraska Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Moorefield, 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 Moorefield includes coordinates 40.690008°N, 100.399307°W, situated in Frontier County. ZIP code 69039. 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. 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.
