Pender, Nebraska Weather
Pender, Nebraska — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery for Pender, Thurston County.
Full aviation weather for Pender is published on the Pender Municipal Airport (K0C4) page, 2 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. 5 airfields within reach of Pender 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 Pender: Wayne Municipal Airport / Stan Morris Field (KLCG) 27 km · Sioux Gateway Airport / Brigadier General Bud Day Field (KSUX) 41 km · Scribner State Airport (KSCB) 56 km · Tekamah Municipal Airport (KTQE) 59 km
Conditions reported at K0C4 describe the airfield itself. Weather 2 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Pender specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
About Pender, Nebraska
Pender unfolds across the gentle swells of eastern Nebraska, a place where the land itself seems to breathe. It lies 30.9 miles south-south-west of Sioux City, IA (from Sioux City, IA: bearing 211°T), and is situated 9.8 miles north-west of Bancroft. The horizon here is a broad, sweeping curve, often painted in the soft golds and ochres of ripening corn and soybeans, the cultivated fields a rich quilt stitched across the rolling prairie. Occasional stands of cottonwood and elm, their leaves rustling like whispered secrets in the prairie breeze, punctuate the landscape, offering pockets of shade and a sense of enduring quiet. The air, especially in the late afternoon, carries the clean, earthy scent of turned soil, a subtle perfume that speaks of seasons past and seasons yet to come. Even the sky feels vast and profound, a canvas for the slow, deliberate march of clouds and the brilliant, unblinking stars that emerge after dusk. The roots of Pender run deep into the agricultural heritage of this region, a testament to the enduring spirit of those who first settled this fertile ground. The local economy remains intrinsically tied to the bounty of the land, with grain elevators standing as proud sentinels, their silos reaching towards the sky, a constant reminder of the harvest. Life in Pender moves with a cadence dictated not by the frantic pulse of larger cities, but by the steady rhythm of the sun rising over the fields and setting behind the distant tree lines. The community’s character is one of quiet resilience and neighborly connection, a place where conversations often begin with the weather and end with a shared understanding of the land’s enduring gifts.
Live animated radar for Pender 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.
Source: NOAA/NESDIS GOES-East · Public domain · Auto-updates on page reload
| Location | Pender, Thurston County, Nebraska |
| Coordinates | 42.114165°N, 96.707258°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 68047 |
| Area Code | 402, 531 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Pender, Nebraska Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Pender, 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 Pender includes coordinates 42.114165°N, 96.707258°W, situated in Thurston County. ZIP code 68047. 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. 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.
