Sargent, Nebraska Weather
Sargent, Nebraska — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Sargent, Custer County.
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About Sargent, Nebraska
Sargent unfolds across a landscape sculpted by wind and water, where the vast, pale Nebraska sky stretches to an unbroken horizon. It lies 66.7 miles north-north-west of Kearney, NE (from Kearney, NE: bearing 347°T), and is situated 15.7 miles south-west of Burwell. The terrain here is a study in subtle gradients, low-lying plains giving way to the gentle, rolling contours of the Sandhills, a unique ecological region characterized by its undulating dunes covered in a resilient carpet of native grasses. The air, especially in the early morning and late afternoon, carries a clean, dry scent, tinged with the faint, earthy perfume of sun-baked soil and wild prairie blooms. The occasional cottonwood, its leaves a vibrant green in summer and a burnished gold in autumn, stands sentinel against the immensity of the open country, offering a welcome punctuation to the endless expanse. The history of Sargent is deeply intertwined with the development of the Sandhills, a region that once defied settlement but eventually yielded to the hardy spirit of ranchers and farmers. The local economy, for generations, has been anchored in the raising of cattle, with vast ranches dotting the surrounding countryside, their fences a thin, almost invisible thread against the immensity of the land. The Loup River, a ribbon of silver threading through the landscape, has been a lifeblood, providing water and a vital corridor for movement and sustenance. Sargent itself, a small but resilient hub, offers a quiet counterpoint to the wildness of its surroundings, its few streets lined with buildings that speak of decades of shared experience and a deep-rooted connection to this particular corner of the prairie.
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| Location | Sargent, Custer County, Nebraska |
| Coordinates | 41.640562°N, 99.371216°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 68874 |
| Area Code | 308 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Sargent, Nebraska Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Sargent, 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 Sargent includes coordinates 41.640562°N, 99.371216°W, situated in Custer County. ZIP code 68874. 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. 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.
