Pilger, Nebraska Weather
Pilger, Nebraska — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Pilger, Stanton County.
Full aviation weather for Pilger is published on the Wayne Municipal Airport / Stan Morris Field (KLCG) page, 27 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. 4 airfields within reach of Pilger 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 Pilger: Pender Municipal Airport (K0C4) 29 km · Karl Stefan Memorial Airport (KOFK) 32 km · Scribner State Airport (KSCB) 56 km
Conditions reported at KLCG describe the airfield itself. Weather 27 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Pilger specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Pilger.
About Pilger, Nebraska
Pilger, Nebraska, rests within a landscape of generous, rolling plains, where the sky feels impossibly vast and the horizon a constant, gentle curve. It lies 18.7 miles east of Norfolk, NE (from Norfolk, NE: bearing 94°T), and is situated 9.6 miles east-north-east of Stanton. The land here is a rich tapestry of cultivated fields, stretching in orderly rectangles of gold and green under the wide Nebraska sun, punctuated by the occasional stand of cottonwood trees that mark the courses of unseen waterways. The air, particularly in the late afternoon, carries a dry, clean scent, tinged with the dust of summer crops and the distant promise of rain. Even the small clusters of houses and barns seem to be held in the land's embrace, their colors softened by the sun and the wind, giving Pilger a quiet, unassuming presence. The history of Pilger is deeply entwined with the agricultural heart of Stanton County, a legacy forged by the pioneers who first broke this prairie sod. The local economy, then and now, thrives on the bounty of the surrounding farmlands, with grain elevators standing as stoic sentinels against the sky, a testament to the enduring rhythm of planting and harvest. While not a place of grand monuments, Pilger possesses a distinctive character born of its hardworking populace and its connection to the soil, a place where the pace of life is dictated more by the seasons than by the clock. The community spirit is palpable, a quiet strength that has seen Pilger endure and adapt through the changing fortunes of time and weather.
Live animated radar for Pilger 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.
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| Location | Pilger, Stanton County, Nebraska |
| Coordinates | 42.008616°N, 97.053931°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 68768 |
| Area Code | 402 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Pilger, Nebraska Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Pilger, 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 Pilger includes coordinates 42.008616°N, 97.053931°W, situated in Stanton County. ZIP code 68768. 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.
