Phillips, Nebraska Weather
Phillips, Nebraska — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Phillips, Hamilton County.
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About Phillips, Nebraska
Phillips unfolds across a landscape of broad, fertile plains, where the sky seems to stretch on forever, a vast canvas often brushed with the soft hues of dawn and dusk. It lies 6.9 miles east-south-east of Grand Island, NE (from Grand Island, NE: bearing 106°T), and is situated 11.2 miles west of Aurora. The land here is a study in subtle contours, gentle swells of earth that rise and fall with the steady rhythm of agriculture. Fields of corn and soybeans, meticulously tended, spread out like patchwork quilts under the immense Nebraska sky, their green and gold hues shifting with the seasons. The air, especially after a rain, carries the clean, earthy scent of turned soil and growing things, a fragrance that is the very breath of this place. Occasional clusters of cottonwood trees, their leaves a vibrant green in summer and a burnished gold in autumn, punctuate the horizon, offering small oases of shade and shelter. Phillips carries the quiet legacy of its agricultural roots, a testament to the enduring spirit of those who first settled this land. The local economy remains deeply entwined with the bounty of the surrounding fields, a cycle of planting and harvest that has shaped the character of the people and the rhythm of daily life. One might notice the grain elevators, stoic sentinels against the open sky, their silos a familiar landmark in the distance. The history of this place is etched not in grand monuments, but in the enduring hum of tractors in the distance, the steady work of farmers, and the shared understanding that comes from generations tied to this rich, dark soil.
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| Location | Phillips, Hamilton County, Nebraska |
| Coordinates | 40.897234°N, 98.214781°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 68865 |
| Area Code | 308 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Phillips, Nebraska Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Phillips, 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 Phillips includes coordinates 40.897234°N, 98.214781°W, situated in Hamilton County. ZIP code 68865. 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.
