Stanton, Nebraska Weather
Stanton, Nebraska — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Stanton, Stanton County.
Full aviation weather for Stanton is published on the Karl Stefan Memorial Airport (KOFK) page, 18 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 Stanton 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 Stanton: Wayne Municipal Airport / Stan Morris Field (KLCG) 38 km · Pender Municipal Airport (K0C4) 45 km · Columbus Municipal Airport (KOLU) 57 km
Conditions reported at KOFK describe the airfield itself. Weather 18 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Stanton specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Stanton.
About Stanton, Nebraska
Stanton rests upon the broad, fertile plains of northeastern Nebraska, a place where the sky seems to stretch out forever, a boundless canvas for the prairie sun and stars. It lies 11.3 miles east-south-east of Norfolk, NE (from Norfolk, NE: bearing 118°T), and is situated 9.5 miles south-east of Woodland Park. The land here is a gentle, rolling expanse, etched by the patient work of water and wind, fields of corn and soybeans rippling in the breeze like a golden-green sea. The air itself carries the scent of turned earth and distant rain, a clean, honest perfume that speaks of the deep, rich soil. Evenings bring a particular quiet, a hush that settles over the landscape as the sun bleeds orange and purple across the horizon, softening the sharp edges of the day. Stanton’s story is one of tenacious settlement, a community built from the ground up by those who understood the land's potential. Its economy, like so many of its neighbors, is deeply rooted in agriculture, the harvest of grain and livestock forming the bedrock of its existence. The grain elevators, silhouetted against the immense sky, are not merely storage facilities but monuments to this enduring livelihood, their presence a constant reminder of the cycles of planting and reaping. Though no grand monuments mark its past, the very fabric of Stanton is interwoven with the history of its pioneers, their resilience and vision palpable in the enduring spirit of the place.
Live animated radar for Stanton 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 | Stanton, Stanton County, Nebraska |
| Coordinates | 41.950284°N, 97.223934°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 68779 |
| Area Code | 402 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Stanton, Nebraska Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Stanton, 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 Stanton includes coordinates 41.950284°N, 97.223934°W, situated in Stanton County. ZIP code 68779. 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.
