Palmyra, Nebraska Weather
Palmyra, Nebraska — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Palmyra, Otoe County.
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About Palmyra, Nebraska
Palmyra rests in a landscape of gently rolling prairie, where the land rises and falls with a quiet persistence, hinting at the vastness of the Great Plains stretching out beyond. It lies 16.0 miles east-south-east of Lincoln, NE (from Lincoln, NE: bearing 114°T), and is situated 8.1 miles south-south-east of Eagle. The sky here is a dominant feature, a boundless canvas that shifts from the pale blue of dawn to the fiery hues of sunset, casting long shadows that stretch across fields of corn and soybeans. The air itself carries the scent of fertile earth and the whisper of wind through tall grasses, a constant reminder of the open, unadorned beauty of this place. The character of Palmyra is etched in its unassuming nature, a collection of homes and businesses settled comfortably into the land, their roofs catching the sun's rays like scattered, polished stones. The history of Palmyra is intrinsically tied to the fertile soil and the persistent spirit of those who settled it. Originally established by pioneers drawn to the rich farmland, Palmyra has long been sustained by agriculture, its economy deeply rooted in the bounty of the surrounding fields. The grain elevators stand as silent sentinels, testament to the harvests that have defined life here for generations, and the quiet hum of machinery during planting and harvest seasons is the pulse of the local economy. While not a place of grand monuments or bustling tourism, Palmyra possesses a distinct charm, a sense of enduring practicality and a community spirit cultivated over decades of shared experience, where neighbors know each other by name and the rhythm of life moves with the seasons.
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| Location | Palmyra, Otoe County, Nebraska |
| Coordinates | 40.704445°N, 96.387511°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 68418 |
| Area Code | 402 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Palmyra, Nebraska Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Palmyra, 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 Palmyra includes coordinates 40.704445°N, 96.387511°W, situated in Otoe County. ZIP code 68418. Telephone area code: 402. 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.
