Sarben, Nebraska — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Sarben, Keith County.
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Sarben rests within the vast, undulating expanse of western Nebraska, where the sky seems to stretch infinitely in all directions. It lies 120.5 miles west-north-west of Kearney, NE (from Kearney, NE: bearing 286°T), and is situated 9.4 miles west of Sutherland. The landscape here is a study in subtle gradients, a sea of tawny grasses rippling under the ceaseless breath of the wind, broken only by the occasional weathered fence line or the solitary silhouette of a cottonwood tree. The terrain slopes gently towards the north, a quiet testament to the ancient geological forces that shaped this high prairie. In the soft light of late afternoon, the fields take on a burnished gold, the air carrying the faint, dry scent of sun-baked earth and distant hay. The very character of Sarben is etched into this open country, a sense of enduring stillness under the immense, cerulean dome. The history of Sarben is intrinsically tied to the agricultural pulse of this land, a story of hardy pioneers who cultivated the prairie soil for wheat and cattle. Its economy remains deeply rooted in these traditions, with grain elevators standing as stoic sentinels against the horizon, their silos a familiar punctuation mark in the rural panorama. While the railroad once played a more prominent role in connecting Sarben to the wider world, its present-day existence speaks of a more measured pace, a quiet continuation of life dictated by the seasons and the harvest. The distinctiveness of Sarben lies not in grand monuments, but in the enduring spirit of its people and the profound, uninterrupted beauty of the open prairie that enfolds it.
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| Location | Sarben, Keith County, Nebraska |
| Coordinates | 41.164994°N, 101.307109°W |
| Timezone | Mountain Time (America/Denver) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 69155 |
| Area Code | 308 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Sarben, 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 Sarben includes coordinates 41.164994°N, 101.307109°W, situated in Keith County. ZIP code 69155. Telephone area code: 308. Timezone: Mountain Time (America/Denver).
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.