Santee, Nebraska Weather
Santee, Nebraska — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Santee, Knox County.
Full aviation weather for Santee is published on the Chan Gurney Municipal Airport (KYKN) page, 39 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 Santee 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 Santee: Wagner Municipal Airport (KAGZ) 44 km · Hartington Municipal Airport / Bud Becker Field (K0B4) 56 km
Conditions reported at KYKN describe the airfield itself. Weather 39 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Santee specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Santee.
About Santee, Nebraska
Santee rests in a landscape shaped by the generous sweep of the Niobrara River, where the land rises and falls in gentle, fertile swells toward horizons that seem to stretch endlessly. It lies 60.4 miles north-north-west of Norfolk, NE (from Norfolk, NE: bearing 339°T), and is situated 2.5 miles east-south-east of Springfield. The air here often carries the faint, sweet scent of ripening corn and the earthy perfume of damp soil after a rain, a constant reminder of the agricultural heart that beats beneath the quiet surface of Santee. Long, golden shafts of sunlight, particularly in the late afternoon, paint the fields in broad strokes of ochre and amber, illuminating the sparse clusters of homes and businesses that dot the terrain. The river itself, a broad, unhurried ribbon of brown water, forms a defining feature, its banks often fringed with cottonwoods whose leaves rustle like secrets in the prairie wind. The history of Santee is deeply intertwined with the land and the river that sustains it. For generations, this region has been a place of agricultural endeavor, its economy rooted in the cultivation of crops and the raising of livestock, a tradition that continues to define the rhythm of life in Santee. The presence of the Niobrara River also speaks to a broader history of transportation and connection, though the pace of modern life here is far removed from the bustling arteries of larger cities. Local traditions, passed down through families, often center on the bounty of the land and the quiet camaraderie that comes from shared experience, fostering a distinct cultural character that values resilience and a deep connection to the natural world.
Live animated radar for Santee 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 | Santee, Knox County, Nebraska |
| Coordinates | 42.84111°N, 97.850901°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 68760 |
| Area Code | 402 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Santee, Nebraska Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Santee, 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 Santee includes coordinates 42.841110°N, 97.850901°W, situated in Knox County. ZIP code 68760. 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.
