Ulysses, Nebraska Weather
Ulysses, Nebraska — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Ulysses, Butler County.
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About Ulysses, Nebraska
Ulysses rests on a broad, fertile plain, where the land rolls with a gentle generosity under a sky that seems to stretch forever. It lies 33.7 miles north-west of Lincoln, NE (from Lincoln, NE: bearing 304°T), and is situated 12.6 miles north-north-west of Seward. The soil, a rich, dark loam, holds the memory of ancient seas and the promise of abundant harvests. Fields of corn and soybeans spread out like a patchwork quilt, their green deepening to emerald as the sun climbs, and then softening to a mellow gold in the late afternoon light. The air itself carries a clean, dry scent, tinged with the dust of summer roads and the faint, sweet perfume of ripening grain. Here, the horizon is a constant presence, a clean line dividing the earth from the boundless blue, and the quiet hum of distant combines is the dominant sound, a steady pulse against the vast silence of the prairie. The story of Ulysses is written in the patterns of its fields and the enduring spirit of its people, who have coaxed life from this seemingly endless expanse for generations. This is a place shaped by agriculture, where the local economy thrives on the bounty of the land, a cycle of planting, growing, and reaping that has defined life here since its founding. The faint echo of the railroad, once a vital artery, still whispers through the landscape, a reminder of the pioneers who arrived with dreams and determination. While no grand monuments mark its history, the sturdy grain elevators, standing like silent sentinels against the sky, are a testament to the enduring strength of this agricultural heartland, and the quiet pride of Ulysses is found in the way the land is tended and the community holds together.
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| Location | Ulysses, Butler County, Nebraska |
| Coordinates | 41.071956°N, 97.201984°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 68669 |
| Area Code | 402 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Ulysses, Nebraska Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Ulysses, Nebraska, including current conditions, a 24-hour hourly forecast, 7-day outlook, NWS extended text forecast, real-time aviation weather (live METAR and TAF reports from the nearest reporting airport, with a modeled estimate shown when no station is in range), precipitation radar and NOAA GOES-16 satellite imagery. 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 Ulysses includes coordinates 41.071956°N, 97.201984°W, situated in Butler County. ZIP code 68669. 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. Aviation data is sourced from aviationweather.gov (NOAA), with a modeled estimate used where no nearby reporting station is available. 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.
