Richland, Nebraska Weather
Richland, Nebraska — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Richland, Colfax County.
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About Richland, Nebraska
Richland unfolds across the Nebraska plains, a quiet scattering of buildings beneath an immense, ever-shifting sky. It lies 37.0 miles west of Fremont, NE (from Fremont, NE: bearing 270°T), and is situated 8.1 miles east of Columbus. The land here rolls gently, a vast canvas of cultivated fields that shift from the deep emerald of summer corn to the pale gold of autumn wheat. Ditches, like silver threads, trace the contours of the terrain, carrying water from the Platte River's distant embrace, and the air, especially in the early morning, carries the clean scent of turned earth and dew-kissed prairie grass. The houses, mostly modest and well-kept, stand with a stoic endurance, their porches offering shaded respite from the sun’s bright assertion. The story of Richland is deeply entwined with the agricultural heart of Colfax County. Its economy has long been shaped by the bounty of the soil, with generations of families dedicating themselves to farming the fertile ground. While the railroad once brought a steady hum of activity, the rhythm of life in Richland now flows at a pace dictated by the seasons and the quiet satisfaction of a harvest well-earned. The distinctive character of Richland lies not in grand monuments, but in the enduring spirit of its people, a quiet resilience forged by the open plains and the shared labor that binds them together.
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| Location | Richland, Colfax County, Nebraska |
| Coordinates | 41.435566°N, 97.212538°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 68601 |
| Area Code | 402 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Richland, Nebraska Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Richland, 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 Richland includes coordinates 41.435566°N, 97.212538°W, situated in Colfax County. ZIP code 68601. 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. 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.
