Palisade, Nebraska Weather
Palisade, Nebraska — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Palisade, Hitchcock County.
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About Palisade, Nebraska
Palisade lies under a vast Nebraska sky, a quiet settlement where the land itself seems to breathe the wide-open plains. It lies 109.1 miles west-south-west of Kearney, NE (from Kearney, NE: bearing 258°T), and is situated 16.4 miles west-north-west of Culbertson. The terrain here is a subtle, rolling landscape, a gentle swell of earth that catches the sunlight in broad, unbroken swaths, giving way to the more defined contours of the Frenchman Creek valley. The air, especially in the late afternoon, carries a dry, clean scent, hinting at distant fields and the sun-baked soil. The character of Palisade is one of quiet endurance, a place where the elements are not so much battled as understood, and the rhythm of life is measured by the slow arc of the sun and the whisper of wind through sparse grasses. The history of Palisade is tied to the fertile soil and the promise of agriculture that drew settlers to this corner of Hitchcock County. Its economy has long been rooted in the cultivation of the land, with crops like corn and soybeans defining the agricultural heartbeat of the region. The presence of the Frenchman Creek, a vital artery for irrigation, has shaped its development and continues to be a focal point for the local ecosystem. Generations have lived and worked here, their stories etched not in grand monuments, but in the enduring patterns of cultivation and the quiet strength of a community built on shared experience and a deep connection to the prairie.
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| Location | Palisade, Hitchcock County, Nebraska |
| Coordinates | 40.349165°N, 101.107661°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 69040 |
| Area Code | 308 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Palisade, Nebraska Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Palisade, 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 Palisade includes coordinates 40.349165°N, 101.107661°W, situated in Hitchcock County. ZIP code 69040. 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.
