Nelson, Nebraska Weather
Nelson, Nebraska — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Nelson, Nuckolls County.
Full aviation weather for Nelson is published on the Superior Municipal Airport (K12K) page, 17 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 Nelson 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 Nelson: Hebron Municipal Airport (KHJH) 42 km · Red Cloud Municipal Airport (K7V7) 42 km · Mankato Airport (KTKO) 46 km · Hastings Municipal Airport (KHSI) 54 km · Belleville Municipal Airport (KRPB) 55 km
Conditions reported at K12K describe the airfield itself. Weather 17 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Nelson specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Nelson.
About Nelson, Nebraska
Nelson breathes the wide, flat expanse of the Nebraska prairie, a place where the sky seems to stretch into forever, a boundless canvas painted with the subtle hues of dawn and dusk. It lies 31.5 miles south-south-east of Hastings, NE (from Hastings, NE: bearing 147°T), and is situated 12.5 miles north of Superior. The land itself rolls with a quiet, patient grace, a tapestry of amber and green under the vast, luminous dome of the heavens. Fields of grain, gold and ripe, stretch to the horizon, their stalks whispering secrets to the ceaseless wind, a sound that carries the very essence of this open country. The air here has a clean, dry bite, especially in the early morning, carrying the faint, sweet scent of sun-baked earth and distant, blooming wildflowers. Nelson's story is written in the soil and the sweat of those who worked it, a testament to the enduring spirit of agricultural pioneers. This is a place where the local economy has long been tied to the bounty of the land, where corn and soybeans stand as silent monuments to generations of hard work and a deep understanding of the seasons. The architecture of Nelson reflects this history, with sturdy, unpretentious buildings that have weathered countless prairie storms, their facades bearing the patina of time and resilience. A sense of quiet community pervades, a shared understanding forged in the open spaces and the predictable, yet ever-changing, rhythms of rural life.
Live animated radar for Nelson 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 | Nelson, Nuckolls County, Nebraska |
| Coordinates | 40.201677°N, 98.06782°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 68961 |
| Area Code | 308 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Nelson, Nebraska Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Nelson, 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 Nelson includes coordinates 40.201677°N, 98.067820°W, situated in Nuckolls County. ZIP code 68961. 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.
