Sprague, Nebraska Weather
Sprague, Nebraska — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Sprague, Lancaster County.
Full aviation weather for Sprague is published on the Crete Municipal Airport (KCEK) page, 15 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 Sprague 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 Sprague: Lincoln Airport (KLNK) 24 km · Beatrice Municipal Airport (KBIE) 36 km · Seward Municipal Airport (KSWT) 41 km · Tecumseh Municipal Airport (K0G3) 55 km
Conditions reported at KCEK describe the airfield itself. Weather 15 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Sprague specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Sprague.
About Sprague, Nebraska
Sprague lies at the confluence of subtle plains and the gentle, rolling terrain that characterizes this part of Lancaster County. It lies 12.7 miles south-south-west of Lincoln, NE (from Lincoln, NE: bearing 199°T), and is situated 6.1 miles west of Hickman. The land here is a study in muted greens and golds, stretching out under a vast, often luminous sky. Fields of corn and soybeans, their stalks reaching towards the sun, form a patchwork quilt stitched with the darker lines of tree rows and the occasional glint of a distant farmhouse. The air, especially in the early morning, carries a clean, cool scent of damp earth and growing things, a quiet testament to the agricultural heart of Sprague. Even the wind, when it stirs, seems to whisper secrets of the prairie. The history of Sprague is intrinsically tied to the fertile soil and the vision of those who first settled these lands, drawn by the promise of opportunity. Its economy, though modest, remains rooted in the cultivation of the surrounding countryside, a continuous cycle of planting and harvest that has defined life here for generations. The grain elevators, stoic sentinels against the horizon, stand as reminders of this enduring industry. While Sprague may not boast grand monuments, it possesses a quiet character, a sense of place built on hard work and a deep connection to the land, where the rhythm of the seasons dictates the pace of days.
Live animated radar for Sprague 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.
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| Location | Sprague, Lancaster County, Nebraska |
| Coordinates | 40.625835°N, 96.744743°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 68438 |
| Area Code | 402 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Sprague, Nebraska Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Sprague, 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 Sprague includes coordinates 40.625835°N, 96.744743°W, situated in Lancaster County. ZIP code 68438. 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.
