Rulo, Nebraska Weather
Rulo, Nebraska — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Rulo, Richardson County.
Full aviation weather for Rulo is published on the Brenner Field (KFNB) page, 14 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 Rulo 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 Rulo: Hiawatha Municipal Airport (K87) 21 km · Sabetha Municipal Airport (K83) 34 km · Horton Municipal Airport (K91) 42 km · Gould Peterson Municipal Airport (KK57) 44 km · Farington Field (K01) 48 km
Conditions reported at KFNB describe the airfield itself. Weather 14 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Rulo specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Rulo.
About Rulo, Nebraska
Rulo rests in a quiet embrace of rolling Nebraska farmland, where the Missouri River, a broad, slow-moving artery, defines the eastern edge of Richardson County. It lies 36.5 miles west-north-west of Saint Joseph, MO (from Saint Joseph, MO: bearing 303°T), and is situated 9.3 miles east of Falls City. The land here is a quilt of cultivated fields, their greens and golds stretching towards horizons softened by the haze of summer or the crisp clarity of autumn. Approaching Rulo, one feels the land gently unfurl, a generous expanse offering breathing room under a sky that often feels vast and impossibly blue. The air itself carries a subtle scent of damp earth and ripening corn, a perfume unique to this river valley, especially potent in the early morning when mist still clings to the low-lying fields. This place, Rulo, has long been shaped by the currents of the Missouri, a waterway that once pulsed with steamboat traffic and the dreams of westward expansion. Its history is tied to the agricultural bounty of the surrounding prairies, with generations of families working the fertile soil to grow crops that feed the nation. The local economy still leans heavily on the rhythms of planting and harvest, a steady beat beneath the surface of everyday life. While the grander ambitions of larger cities may have bypassed Rulo, a distinct character endures, a grounded resilience found in the quiet hum of tractors in the distance and the shared understanding of a life lived close to the land.
Live animated radar for Rulo 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 | Rulo, Richardson County, Nebraska |
| Coordinates | 40.051945°N, 95.426925°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 68431 |
| Area Code | 402 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Rulo, Nebraska Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Rulo, 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 Rulo includes coordinates 40.051945°N, 95.426925°W, situated in Richardson County. ZIP code 68431. 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.
