Richland, Nebraska Weather
Richland, Nebraska — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Richland, Colfax County.
Full aviation weather for Richland is published on the Columbus Municipal Airport (KOLU) page, 11 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. 5 airfields within reach of Richland 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 Richland: David City Municipal Airport (K93Y) 24 km · Scribner State Airport (KSCB) 52 km · Wahoo Municipal Airport (KAHQ) 56 km · Fremont Municipal Airport (KFET) 58 km
Conditions reported at KOLU describe the airfield itself. Weather 11 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Richland specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Richland.
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.
Live animated radar for Richland 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 | 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 | September 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, 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 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. 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.
