Ponca, Nebraska Weather
Ponca, Nebraska — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Ponca, Dixon County.
Full aviation weather for Ponca is published on the Harold Davidson Field (KVMR) page, 29 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. 6 airfields within reach of Ponca 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 Ponca: Sioux Gateway Airport / Brigadier General Bud Day Field (KSUX) 32 km · Wayne Municipal Airport / Stan Morris Field (KLCG) 42 km · Hartington Municipal Airport / Bud Becker Field (K0B4) 45 km · Le Mars Municipal Airport (KLRJ) 48 km · Pender Municipal Airport (K0C4) 50 km
Conditions reported at KVMR describe the airfield itself. Weather 29 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Ponca specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Ponca.
About Ponca, Nebraska
Ponca rests in a wide, green valley where the land begins to gently roll towards the Missouri River. It lies 16.1 miles west-north-west of Sioux City, IA (from Sioux City, IA: bearing 286°T), and is situated 8.4 miles south of Elk Point. The sky here feels vast, an endless canvas where clouds drift like slow ships across the blue, and the air carries the scent of damp earth and ripening corn. Fields of gold and green stretch to the horizon, broken only by the dark, rich lines of trees that follow the meandering creeks and low draws. The houses of Ponca cluster together with a quiet resilience, their porches open to the broad sweep of the Nebraska plains, their windows reflecting the changing light of dawn and dusk. This is a place shaped by the enduring spirit of those who came before, the legacy of the Ponca Tribe echoing in the very contours of the land. The economy here is tied to the soil, to the steady pulse of agriculture that has sustained generations, with soybeans and corn yielding their bounty under the wide prairie sun. The nearby Missouri River, a powerful artery of the continent, has always been a source of life and a pathway for passage, shaping the fortunes of settlements like Ponca. Though time has brought changes, a deep connection to the land and a neighborly warmth persist, a quiet strength that defines the character of Ponca.
Live animated radar for Ponca 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 | Ponca, Dixon County, Nebraska |
| Coordinates | 42.562497°N, 96.705592°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 68760, 68770 |
| Area Code | 402 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Ponca, Nebraska Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Ponca, 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 Ponca includes coordinates 42.562497°N, 96.705592°W, situated in Dixon County. ZIP code 68760, 68770. 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.
