Wauneta, Nebraska Weather
Wauneta, Nebraska — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Wauneta, Chase County.
Full aviation weather for Wauneta is published on the Imperial Municipal Airport (KIML) page, 23 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. 3 airfields within reach of Wauneta 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 Wauneta: Wallace Municipal Airport (K64V) 49 km · Grant Municipal Airport (KGGF) 59 km
Conditions reported at KIML describe the airfield itself. Weather 23 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Wauneta specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Wauneta.
About Wauneta, Nebraska
Wauneta, Nebraska, unfolds across a landscape where the sky feels as vast and tangible as the earth itself. It lies 121.8 miles west of Kearney, NE (from Kearney, NE: bearing 262°T), and is situated 15.8 miles east-south-east of Imperial. Rolling plains, etched with the subtle contours of ancient watercourses, stretch toward horizons that blur into the soft, dust-kissed air. The land here is a study in muted tones – sun-baked browns and pale golds of prairie grass, punctuated by the deeper greens of cottonwoods that cluster protectively along the Republican River. Even in the quiet hum of a summer afternoon, there's a sense of spaciousness, a profound stillness that seems to absorb sound, leaving only the whisper of wind and the distant call of a meadowlark. The light, particularly as it begins its slow descent, casts a warm, honeyed glow, bathing the gentle slopes and the scattered farmsteads in a kind of benevolent benediction. The story of Wauneta is inextricably tied to the fertile land and the life-giving Republican River, a waterway that has shaped its fortunes since its early days. Farming, particularly the cultivation of corn and soybeans, remains the lifeblood of Wauneta's economy, a testament to generations of resilience and hard work. The town itself, a cluster of practical buildings and welcoming homes, carries the quiet dignity of places that have weathered the seasons and the shifts of time. Its character is that of a community deeply rooted, where neighbors know each other’s names and the rhythm of the agricultural calendar dictates the pace of life. Occasionally, a relic of bygone eras might catch the eye – a weathered barn, a sturdy fence post – each holding a silent narrative of the pioneers who first coaxed sustenance from this seemingly untamed prairie.
Live animated radar for Wauneta 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 | Wauneta, Chase County, Nebraska |
| Coordinates | 40.41833°N, 101.371275°W |
| Timezone | Mountain Time (America/Denver) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 69045 |
| Area Code | 308 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Wauneta, Nebraska Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Wauneta, 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 Wauneta includes coordinates 40.418330°N, 101.371275°W, situated in Chase County. ZIP code 69045. Telephone area code: 308. Timezone: Mountain Time (America/Denver).
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.
