Pierce, Nebraska Weather
Pierce, Nebraska — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery for Pierce, Pierce County.
Full aviation weather for Pierce is published on the Karl Stefan Memorial Airport (KOFK) page, 25 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. 3 airfields within reach of Pierce 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 Pierce: Wayne Municipal Airport / Stan Morris Field (KLCG) 45 km · Hartington Municipal Airport / Bud Becker Field (K0B4) 50 km
Conditions reported at KOFK describe the airfield itself. Weather 25 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Pierce specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
About Pierce, Nebraska
Pierce unfolds across the Nebraska plains, a landscape defined by the patient sweep of agricultural land under a vast, ever-shifting sky. It lies 13.1 miles north-north-west of Norfolk, NE (from Norfolk, NE: bearing 335°T), and is situated 13.7 miles north-west of Woodland Park. The terrain here is a study in subtle contours, a gentle roll of earth that hints at the underlying geology, leading the eye toward distant horizons where the sky meets the land in a soft, indistinct line. Here, the air itself seems to carry the scent of turned soil and ripening grain, a clean, earthy perfume that changes with the seasons, becoming sharper with the frost or richer with the summer sun. The character of Pierce is etched not in grand monuments, but in the quiet persistence of its farms and the steady hum of its daily life, a place where the rhythm of the natural world still dictates much of the human one. The history of Pierce is intrinsically tied to the expansion of agriculture across the American heartland, its founding driven by the promise of fertile ground and the opportunity to cultivate it. This agricultural legacy continues to shape the local economy, with the land yielding corn, soybeans, and other crops that feed both the nation and the community itself. While not a hub of heavy industry, Pierce possesses a distinct character, its small businesses catering to the needs of the surrounding farms and families, fostering a sense of self-reliance and close-knit interdependence. There are no dramatic waterways or imposing natural landmarks here, but rather the quiet beauty of a working landscape, where the careful tending of the earth is a tradition passed down through generations, and the subtle variations in the fields at different times of day – the way the setting sun gilds the stalks of corn to a burnished gold, or how the morning mist softens the edges of the distant barns – offer a quiet, enduring spectacle.
Live animated radar for Pierce 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 | Pierce, Pierce County, Nebraska |
| Coordinates | 42.19917°N, 97.526725°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 68767 |
| Area Code | 402 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Pierce, Nebraska Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Pierce, 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 Pierce includes coordinates 42.199170°N, 97.526725°W, situated in Pierce County. ZIP code 68767. 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. 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.
