Parks, Nebraska — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Parks, Dundy County.
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Parks stretches across a canvas of rolling prairie, where the land exhales a deep, earthy scent under a sky that seems to stretch to infinity. It lies 146.4 miles west-south-west of Kearney, NE (from Kearney, NE: bearing 253°T), and is situated 19.0 miles north-north-east of St. Francis. The terrain here is a study in subtle shifts, a gentle incline that guides the eye towards horizons that blur into the cerulean dome. Sunlight, when it breaks through the vastness, paints the dry grasses in hues of ochre and pale gold, a quiet luminescence that hums with the stillness of the high plains. The air itself carries a crispness, a clean breath that whispers of open spaces and the slow, deliberate unfolding of seasons. Few trees break the expanse, their sparse presence more a testament to resilience than abundance, their branches reaching like weathered hands against the wide-open sky. The story of Parks is one etched not in stone, but in the persistent cultivation of this stoic land. Its roots are entwined with the pioneers who sought their fortunes in the fertile soil, their dreams carried on the winds that sweep across Dundy County. The local economy, a steadfast reflection of its agricultural heritage, still turns on the turning of the earth, with grain fields rippling like a golden sea under the summer sun. While not a bustling metropolis, Parks possesses a quiet dignity, a place where the rhythm of life is dictated by the sun's arc and the steady pulse of the seasons, a testament to endurance and the enduring spirit of those who call this wide prairie home.
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| Location | Parks, Dundy County, Nebraska |
| Coordinates | 40.04166°N, 101.725172°W |
| Timezone | Mountain Time (America/Denver) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 69041 |
| Area Code | 308 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Parks, 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 Parks includes coordinates 40.041660°N, 101.725172°W, situated in Dundy County. ZIP code 69041. Telephone area code: 308. Timezone: Mountain Time (America/Denver).
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.