Smithfield, Nebraska Weather
Smithfield, Nebraska — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Smithfield, Gosper County.
Full aviation weather for Smithfield is published on the Jim Kelly Field (KLXN) page, 24 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. 5 airfields within reach of Smithfield 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 Smithfield: Brewster Field (KHDE) 37 km · Cozad Municipal Airport (KCZD) 40 km · Cambridge Municipal Airport (KCSB) 46 km · Gothenburg Municipal Airport (KGTE) 52 km
Conditions reported at KLXN describe the airfield itself. Weather 24 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Smithfield specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Smithfield.
About Smithfield, Nebraska
Smithfield lies spread across the broad, open plains of Gosper County, a collection of buildings that seem to hold their breath against the vast Nebraska sky. It lies 35.7 miles west-south-west of Kearney, NE (from Kearney, NE: bearing 256°T), and is situated 6.5 miles west-north-west of Bertrand. The land here is a study in subtle contours, rolling gently westward, hinting at the distant, unseen divides of the continent. The air, when it’s not carrying the scent of freshly turned earth or the dry whisper of summer grasses, often holds a peculiar stillness, a deep quiet that amplifies the distant cry of a hawk or the low rumble of a passing truck on the highway. Sunsets over Smithfield are a spectacle of layered hues, bleeding from fiery orange at the horizon to a bruised violet overhead, staining the flat expanse with a melancholic beauty. The history of Smithfield is etched not in grand monuments, but in the enduring spirit of those who have worked this soil. It emerged from the promise of agriculture, a place where settlers carved out lives from the rich prairie loam, their endeavors shaping the very character of the locality. The economy still hinges on the bounty of the land, with grain elevators standing as silent sentinels to the harvest, and the quiet hum of tractors a familiar soundtrack to the changing seasons. While no famed universities or bustling metropolises mark this corner of Nebraska, Smithfield possesses a distinct charm, a testament to resilience and the simple, profound beauty of a life lived in close communion with the earth.
Live animated radar for Smithfield 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 | Smithfield, Gosper County, Nebraska |
| Coordinates | 40.572506°N, 99.742339°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 68976 |
| Area Code | 308 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Smithfield, Nebraska Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Smithfield, 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 Smithfield includes coordinates 40.572506°N, 99.742339°W, situated in Gosper County. ZIP code 68976. 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. 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.
