Ravenna, Nebraska Weather
Ravenna, Nebraska — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Ravenna, Buffalo County.
Full aviation weather for Ravenna is published on the Loup City Municipal Airport (K0F4) page, 30 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 Ravenna 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 Ravenna: Kearney Regional Airport (KEAR) 34 km · Central Nebraska Regional Airport (KGRI) 51 km
Conditions reported at K0F4 describe the airfield itself. Weather 30 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Ravenna specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Ravenna.
About Ravenna, Nebraska
Ravenna rests on a gentle swell of the Nebraska prairie, a landscape defined by the vast, open sky and the rich, dark earth that stretches to the horizon. It lies 24.2 miles north-north-east of Kearney, NE (from Kearney, NE: bearing 21°T), and is situated 9.9 miles east-north-east of Pleasanton. Fields of corn and soybeans, their green and gold hues shifting with the sun, unfurl in broad, orderly swathes, broken only by the occasional stand of cottonwoods or the silver ribbon of a distant creek. The air, particularly in the late afternoon, carries a subtle sweetness, a blend of tilled soil and ripening grain, a scent that clings to everything. Even the wind, when it sighs through the telephone wires, seems to whisper of endless plains and the patient, enduring life they sustain. Ravenna's story is one of resilience and quiet growth, its roots planted firmly in the agricultural bounty of Buffalo County. The local economy, still largely tethered to the land, hums with the steady work of farming and ranching, a rhythm dictated by the seasons rather than the clock. Though history books might not sing its praises with grand pronouncements, the past is evident in the weathered barns and the sturdy, unpretentious architecture of the downtown buildings, each whispering tales of pioneers and the enduring spirit that built this place. It’s a community where the handshake still holds weight, and a shared understanding of the land binds its people together.
Live animated radar for Ravenna 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 | Ravenna, Buffalo County, Nebraska |
| Coordinates | 41.026123°N, 98.912583°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 68869 |
| Area Code | 308 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Ravenna, Nebraska Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Ravenna, 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 Ravenna includes coordinates 41.026123°N, 98.912583°W, situated in Buffalo County. ZIP code 68869. 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. 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.
