Willow Island, Nebraska Weather
Willow Island, Nebraska — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Willow Island, Dawson County.
Full aviation weather for Willow Island is published on the Cozad Municipal Airport (KCZD) page, 6 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. 4 airfields within reach of Willow Island 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 Willow Island: Gothenburg Municipal Airport (KGTE) 8 km · Jim Kelly Field (KLXN) 27 km · North Platte Regional Airport Lee Bird Field (KLBF) 58 km
Conditions reported at KCZD describe the airfield itself. Weather 6 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Willow Island specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Willow Island.
About Willow Island, Nebraska
Willow Island emerges from the Nebraska plains not as a distinct landmass, but as a subtle suggestion of elevation, a low-slung presence embraced by the wide, patient sweep of the land. It lies 53.4 miles west-north-west of Kearney, NE (from Kearney, NE: bearing 284°T), and is situated 4.8 miles west-north-west of Cozad. Here, the sky is a vast, ever-present entity, its moods painted across an immense canvas of blue, bruised purple at dusk, or a pale, washed-out grey on overcast days. The terrain is a study in muted greens and browns, the grasses growing in resilient clumps, punctuated by the occasional, stoic cottonwood tree whose leaves rustle with a dry, papery whisper. The air itself carries a clean, dry scent, tinged with the faint, earthy perfume of distant fields and the mineral tang of the soil. It is a landscape of quiet endurance, where the wind is a constant companion, shaping the land and carrying the echoes of its past. The history of Willow Island is intrinsically tied to the agricultural heartland of Dawson County, a place where the rhythm of the seasons dictates the pulse of life and the bounty of the earth is both a blessing and a constant negotiation. For generations, the fertile soil has sustained a deep-rooted farming community, their livelihoods woven into the very fabric of the land, coaxing sustenance from its generous, yet sometimes unforgiving, nature. While no single, grand monument defines Willow Island, its distinctiveness lies in this enduring connection to the soil, the quiet perseverance of its people, and the subtle beauty found in the unfurling cornfields and the golden light that spills across the horizon at the close of day. The economy here remains resolutely agrarian, a testament to the enduring power of the land and the generations who have worked it with unwavering dedication.
Live animated radar for Willow Island 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.
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| Location | Willow Island, Dawson County, Nebraska |
| Coordinates | 40.888618°N, 100.071513°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 69171 |
| Area Code | 308 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Willow Island, Nebraska Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Willow Island, 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 Willow Island includes coordinates 40.888618°N, 100.071513°W, situated in Dawson County. ZIP code 69171. 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. 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.
