Steele City, Nebraska Weather
Steele City, Nebraska — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Steele City, Jefferson County.
Full aviation weather for Steele City is published on the Fairbury Municipal Airport (KFBY) page, 20 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. 6 airfields within reach of Steele City 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 Steele City: Washington County Memorial Airport (K38) 34 km · Beatrice Municipal Airport (KBIE) 37 km · Marysville Municipal Airport (KMYZ) 39 km · Hebron Municipal Airport (KHJH) 49 km · Belleville Municipal Airport (KRPB) 59 km
Conditions reported at KFBY describe the airfield itself. Weather 20 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Steele City specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Steele City.
About Steele City, Nebraska
Steele City rests in a broad, open expanse, a place where the sky feels immense and the horizon stretches a long, uninterrupted line. It lies 55.9 miles south-south-west of Lincoln, NE (from Lincoln, NE: bearing 200°T), and is situated 10.7 miles south-east of Fairbury. The land here is a study in subtle contours, rolling gently with the slow, deliberate breath of the prairie. Fields of grain, gold or green depending on the season, meet the sky with a soft, persistent whisper. The air, especially in the late afternoon, carries a dry, clean scent, a promise of stillness and the coming cool of evening. Even the scattered farmsteads, with their sturdy barns and silos, seem to draw strength from the vastness, their lines sharp against the soft, unending sweep of the land. The story of Steele City is one of agricultural grit and the quiet perseverance of those who have worked this soil for generations. Founded by settlers drawn to the fertile ground and the promise of a life built by hand, the town has always been tied to the rhythm of the harvest. The primary hum of activity here is the steady processing of crops, a testament to the enduring strength of the agricultural economy that has sustained Steele City. While no grand monuments mark its past, the character of the place is etched into the weathered wood of its buildings and the unhurried way its residents move through the day, a quiet dignity born of self-reliance and a deep understanding of the land they call home.
Live animated radar for Steele City 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 | Steele City, Jefferson County, Nebraska |
| Coordinates | 40.037782°N, 97.024753°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 68440 |
| Area Code | 402 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Steele City, Nebraska Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Steele City, 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 Steele City includes coordinates 40.037782°N, 97.024753°W, situated in Jefferson County. ZIP code 68440. 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.
