Winnebago, Nebraska — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery for Winnebago, Thurston County.
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Winnebago unfolds across a landscape of gently rolling plains, a place where the horizon stretches with an almost audacious breadth. It lies 18.6 miles south-south-west of Sioux City, IA (from Sioux City, IA: bearing 191°T), and is situated 6.1 miles north of Walthill. The rich, dark soil, a legacy of ancient grasslands, cradles fields of corn and soybeans that ripple in the prairie wind like an emerald sea. Here, the sky feels vast and omnipresent, a dome of cerulean blue that deepens to a bruised, magnificent purple at dusk, painting the distant treelines in strokes of shadow. The air itself carries a clean, dry scent, tinged with the earthy perfume of cultivation and the faintest whisper of distant cattle. This land has long been the heart of the Winnebago people, their ancestral home for generations, a connection etched not in stone monuments but in the enduring rhythm of the seasons and the careful tending of the earth. The local economy is deeply rooted in agriculture, a testament to the fertility of the soil and the resilience of those who work it. While modernization has touched the edges of Winnebago, a profound sense of continuity persists, a quiet strength that resonates in the unhurried pace of daily life and the enduring spirit of its inhabitants. The nearby Missouri River, a broad, serpentine artery, has always been a vital conduit, shaping the lives and livelihoods of those who call Winnebago home.
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| Location | Winnebago, Thurston County, Nebraska |
| Coordinates | 42.235827°N, 96.472534°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 68071 |
| Area Code | 402, 531 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Winnebago, 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 Winnebago includes coordinates 42.235827°N, 96.472534°W, situated in Thurston County. ZIP code 68071. Telephone area code: 402, 531. 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.