Valentine, Nebraska Weather
Valentine, Nebraska — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Valentine, Cherry County.
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About Valentine, Nebraska
Valentine lies where the North Loup River begins its journey, a place where the land rolls in broad, sweeping gestures across the Nebraska Sandhills. It lies 158.2 miles east-south-east of Rapid City, SD (from Rapid City, SD: bearing 121°T), and is situated 29.2 miles south-south-east of Rosebud. The sky here is a vast, ever-changing canvas, often painted with dramatic clouds that cast fleeting shadows across the prairie grasses, their feathery tips whispering in the persistent breeze. The air itself carries a clean, dry scent, a blend of sun-baked earth and the subtle perfume of wildflowers that bloom in riotous bursts of color during the warmer months. The very character of Valentine is etched into this expansive landscape, a quiet resilience born of the elements and the open horizon. The history of Valentine is inextricably linked to the ranching and agricultural heritage of the Sandhills, a region that has long sustained cattle operations due to its unique sandy soil and underground water reservoirs. For generations, this land has been tended by those who understand its subtle rhythms, their lives dictated by the seasons and the needs of their livestock. The Niobrara River, a vital artery of natural beauty, flows nearby, offering opportunities for recreation and a stark contrast to the drier uplands, its clear waters carving through rugged canyons. Valentine remains a hub for this enduring rural economy, a place where the pace of life is measured by the sunrise and the slow turning of the earth, holding fast to its roots amidst the boundless prairie.
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| Location | Valentine, Cherry County, Nebraska |
| Coordinates | 42.872783°N, 100.550967°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| Area Code | 308 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Valentine, Nebraska Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Valentine, 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 Valentine includes coordinates 42.872783°N, 100.550967°W, situated in Cherry County. 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. 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.
