Stamford, Nebraska Weather
Stamford, Nebraska — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Stamford, Harlan County.
Full aviation weather for Stamford is published on the Norton Municipal Airport (KNRN) page, 41 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. 4 airfields within reach of Stamford 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 Stamford: Brewster Field (KHDE) 42 km · Phillipsburg Municipal Airport (KPHG) 50 km · Cambridge Municipal Airport (KCSB) 52 km
Conditions reported at KNRN describe the airfield itself. Weather 41 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Stamford specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Stamford.
About Stamford, Nebraska
Stamford unfolds across a broad sweep of prairie, where the land, a rich, dark loam, rolls with a patient, almost imperceptible swell toward a horizon that seems to stretch into infinity. It lies 47.5 miles south-west of Kearney, NE (from Kearney, NE: bearing 215°T), and is situated 8.2 miles south-south-east of Oxford. The sky above Stamford is a vast, ever-changing canvas; in the mornings, it’s a pale wash of rose and gold, and by evening, it deepens into bruised purples and fiery oranges, painting the scattered farmsteads and wind-scoured trees in hues of a primal beauty. The air here carries the clean scent of sun-baked earth and ripening grain, a subtle perfume that clings to everything, from the weathered wooden fences to the quiet dignity of the few sturdy buildings that comprise the heart of Stamford. The history of Stamford is etched into the very grain of the land it occupies, a testament to the enduring spirit of those who first settled this part of the plains, drawn by the promise of fertile soil. Originally a stop along a vital railroad line, its economy was once fueled by the relentless movement of agricultural goods, a steady rhythm of harvest and shipment that defined life in Stamford. Though the trains may not carry the same volume as they once did, the agricultural heritage persists, with vast fields of corn and soybeans continuing to define the economic landscape, their emerald and gold expanses rippling under the vast Nebraska sky. The quiet persistence of this way of life, the deep connection to the earth, imbues Stamford with a character that is both resilient and deeply rooted.
Live animated radar for Stamford 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 | Stamford, Harlan County, Nebraska |
| Coordinates | 40.133065°N, 99.592887°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 68977 |
| Area Code | 308 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Stamford, Nebraska Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Stamford, 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 Stamford includes coordinates 40.133065°N, 99.592887°W, situated in Harlan County. ZIP code 68977. 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.
