Oakland, Nebraska — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery for Oakland, Burt County.
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Oakland lies where the land begins to roll, a gentle softening of the vast Nebraska prairie. It lies 27.9 miles north of Fremont, NE (from Fremont, NE: bearing 3°T), and is situated 7.0 miles south of Lyons. Fields of corn and soybeans stretch to horizons softened by the haze of summer heat, their vibrant greens and golds punctuated by the darker, more rugged stands of trees that follow the faint contours of the land. The air here, especially in the late afternoon, carries a dry, dusty sweetness, a scent born of sun-baked earth and ripening crops. The sky itself feels immense, an unbroken expanse of pale blue that can, on occasion, gather itself into dramatic storms, their thunder rumbling a low, resonant bass note across the plains. The character of Oakland is etched into this openness, a quiet resilience found in the weathered barns and the straight, unpretentious lines of its main street. The history of Oakland is tied to the westward push of agriculture, a settlement born from the fertile soil and the promise of a life carved from the land. Its economy, like so many in this part of Burt County, has long been tethered to the cycles of planting and harvest, a steadfast reliance on the bounty of the earth. Though no grand monuments grace its landscape, the very fabric of Oakland speaks of generations who have worked this ground, their lives a quiet testament to the enduring spirit of rural Nebraska. Even the water, the slow-moving creeks that thread their way through the surrounding fields, seems to carry echoes of the past, a murmur of the lives lived and the stories untold in this unassuming corner of the American heartland.
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| Location | Oakland, Burt County, Nebraska |
| Coordinates | 41.835826°N, 96.466971°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 68045 |
| Area Code | 402, 531 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Oakland, 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 Oakland includes coordinates 41.835826°N, 96.466971°W, situated in Burt County. ZIP code 68045. Telephone area code: 402, 531. 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.