Riverdale, Nebraska Weather
Riverdale, Nebraska — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Riverdale, Buffalo County.
Full aviation weather for Riverdale is published on the Kearney Regional Airport (KEAR) page, 15 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 Riverdale 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 Riverdale: Brewster Field (KHDE) 40 km · Jim Kelly Field (KLXN) 52 km · Loup City Municipal Airport (K0F4) 58 km
Conditions reported at KEAR describe the airfield itself. Weather 15 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Riverdale specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Riverdale.
About Riverdale, Nebraska
Riverdale unfolds across a landscape of subtle, rolling terrain, where the sky seems to stretch on forever, a vast canvas brushed with the pale blues and golds of a Nebraska afternoon. It lies 7.2 miles north-west of Kearney, NE (from Kearney, NE: bearing 324°T), and is situated 4.7 miles west-north-west of Glenwood. The land here breathes with the quiet strength of the prairie, its surface a patchwork of agricultural fields, their greens and browns shifting with the seasons, punctuated by stands of cottonwood and elm trees that offer scant shade against the sun's generous gaze. The air itself carries a dry, clean scent, a whisper of dust and growing things, and in the late afternoon, the light possesses a peculiar honeyed quality, softening the edges of barns and fences, making the very earth seem to glow. The story of Riverdale is etched in the soil, a narrative of hardy pioneers who sought their fortunes in this fertile expanse, their dreams taking root alongside the corn and wheat that still form the backbone of the local economy. This is a place where the rhythm of the seasons dictates the pulse of life, where the harvest is a communal event and the local elevator stands as a silent sentinel to the bounty of the land. While no grand monuments mark its passage, the history of Riverdale is present in the weathered wood of its older structures, in the quiet resilience of its people, and in the enduring connection to the agricultural heritage that continues to shape its identity.
Live animated radar for Riverdale 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 | Riverdale, Buffalo County, Nebraska |
| Coordinates | 40.784456°N, 99.162313°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 68870 |
| Area Code | 308 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Riverdale, Nebraska Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Riverdale, 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 Riverdale includes coordinates 40.784456°N, 99.162313°W, situated in Buffalo County. ZIP code 68870. 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.
