Stella, Nebraska Weather
Stella, Nebraska — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Stella, Richardson County.
Full aviation weather for Stella is published on the Farington Field (K01) page, 17 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 Stella 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 Stella: Brenner Field (KFNB) 23 km · Sabetha Municipal Airport (K83) 36 km · Tecumseh Municipal Airport (K0G3) 38 km · Gould Peterson Municipal Airport (KK57) 42 km · Nebraska City Municipal Airport (KAFK) 42 km
Conditions reported at K01 describe the airfield itself. Weather 17 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Stella specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Stella.
About Stella, Nebraska
Stella lies where the land begins to soften its prairie edges, a gentle yielding of the earth before it dips and rises with the quietude of the Big Indian Creek. It lies 58.6 miles west-north-west of Saint Joseph, MO (from Saint Joseph, MO: bearing 303°T), and is situated 15.0 miles north-west of Falls City. Here, the sky is a vast, unburdened canvas, stretching from horizon to horizon, a stage for clouds that drift like forgotten thoughts. The character of Stella is etched not in stone, but in the way the sunlight falls across fields of corn and soybeans, a golden wash that softens the sharp angles of farm buildings. The air itself carries a certain cleanness, a subtle scent of damp earth and growing things, especially after a rain when the dust settles and the world breathes a sigh. The history of Stella is tied to the land's fertility, a story of homesteaders who saw potential in the rich soil and the steady flow of the creek. Its economy, like many in Richardson County, remains rooted in agriculture, the pulse of the seasons dictating the rhythm of life. Local grain elevators stand as silent sentinels, testament to the harvests that have sustained this place for generations. There are no grand monuments here, no bustling avenues, but rather a deep, enduring connection to the earth and the quiet persistence of those who call Stella home. The simplicity of its existence is its own kind of beauty, a quiet strength that can be felt in the unfurling of a new leaf or the slow turning of the earth under the plow.
Live animated radar for Stella 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 | Stella, Richardson County, Nebraska |
| Coordinates | 40.233057°N, 95.773325°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 68442 |
| Area Code | 402 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Stella, Nebraska Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Stella, 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 Stella includes coordinates 40.233057°N, 95.773325°W, situated in Richardson County. ZIP code 68442. 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.
