Sidney, Nebraska Weather
Sidney, Nebraska — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Sidney, Cheyenne County.
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Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Sidney.
About Sidney, Nebraska
Sidney sprawls across a wide, sun-baked plain, a low-slung collection of structures against an immensity of sky. It lies 95.9 miles east of Cheyenne, WY (from Cheyenne, WY: bearing 89°T), and is situated 26.6 miles west of Chappell. The land here is a study in muted tones: ochre grasses that whisper in the wind, the pale dust of unpaved roads, and the pale blue of a horizon that seems to stretch into forever. The air itself carries a dry, clean scent, tinged with the distant perfume of sun-scorched earth and the faintest hint of alfalfa. Buildings are functional, practical, built to withstand the elements, their corrugated metal roofs glinting like scales under the relentless Nebraska sun. Even the clouds, when they gather, possess a monumental quality, dark and heavy, promising a deluge that will briefly, dramatically, transform the parched landscape. The story of Sidney is one of resilience and adaptation, a testament to the hardiness of those who chose this place. It grew from the railroad, a lifeline for the cattle ranches and agricultural endeavors that still define its economy. Large agricultural operations, their fields stretching like patchwork quilts to the horizon, are the heartbeat of this region, their prosperity tied to the bounty of the soil and the whims of the weather. Sidney’s past is etched in the grain elevators that stand like sentinels, silent witnesses to decades of harvest and transport. The town itself maintains a steady, unhurried rhythm, a place where the quiet hum of commerce and the distant rumble of machinery are the dominant sounds, a constant reminder of the work that sustains this corner of the prairie.
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| Location | Sidney, Cheyenne County, Nebraska |
| Coordinates | 41.142762°N, 102.977978°W |
| Timezone | Mountain Time (America/Denver) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 69162, 69160 |
| Area Code | 308 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Sidney, Nebraska Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Sidney, 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 Sidney includes coordinates 41.142762°N, 102.977978°W, situated in Cheyenne County. ZIP code 69162, 69160. 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.
