Wakefield, Nebraska Weather
Wakefield, Nebraska — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Wakefield, Dixon County.
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About Wakefield, Nebraska
Wakefield sits where the land begins to tilt ever so gently, a quiet collection of buildings gathered against the wide Nebraska sky. It lies 28.6 miles south-west of Sioux City, IA (from Sioux City, IA: bearing 236°T), and is situated 8.3 miles east-north-east of Wayne. The fields here are a patchwork of greens and golds, the soil a rich, dark loam that yields abundantly to the sun's insistent gaze. Roads, straight as an arrow, slice through this agricultural canvas, leading the eye towards distant horizons where the sky often bleeds into the earth in a soft, hazy embrace. The air carries the scent of ripening corn and, after a rain, the clean, earthy perfume of damp soil, a constant reminder of the land's generous spirit. Evenings bring a special quiet, a hush that settles over the prairie, broken only by the distant lowing of cattle or the chirping symphony of unseen insects. Originally a stop along the railroad, Wakefield grew from the hardy ambition of settlers drawn to the fertile plains, its fortunes tied to the bounty of the earth. The local economy remains deeply rooted in agriculture, with grain elevators standing sentinel, their silos reaching towards the heavens like monuments to countless harvests. This agrarian heart gives Wakefield a steady, unhurried pulse, a rhythm dictated by the seasons and the turning of the soil. Small businesses, often family-run, form the backbone of daily commerce, their awnings casting welcome shade on sidewalks worn smooth by generations of footsteps. While the wider world rushes on, Wakefield holds its own, a place where the enduring strength of the land shapes the lives and character of its people.
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| Location | Wakefield, Dixon County, Nebraska |
| Coordinates | 42.269167°N, 96.865042°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 68784 |
| Area Code | 402 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Wakefield, Nebraska Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Wakefield, 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 Wakefield includes coordinates 42.269167°N, 96.865042°W, situated in Dixon County. ZIP code 68784. 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.
