Wood Lake, Nebraska Weather
Wood Lake, Nebraska — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Wood Lake, Cherry County.
Full aviation weather for Wood Lake is published on the Ainsworth Regional Airport (KANW) page, 21 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 Wood Lake 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 Wood Lake: Miller Field (KVTN) 35 km · Rock County Airport (KRBE) 55 km
Conditions reported at KANW describe the airfield itself. Weather 21 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Wood Lake specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Wood Lake.
About Wood Lake, Nebraska
Wood Lake lies as a placid reflection of the vast Nebraska sky, a broad expanse of water fringed by the tawny grasses of the Sandhills. It lies 146.7 miles north-north-west of Kearney, NE (from Kearney, NE: bearing 336°T), and is situated 22.7 miles south-east of Valentine. The land here rolls in soft, sweeping curves, a landscape sculpted more by wind and water than by human hand, where cattle graze on pastures that stretch to horizons unbroken save for the occasional cluster of cottonwoods. The air, particularly in the hushed hours of early morning, carries a clean, crisp scent, mingled with the earthy aroma of sun-baked soil and the faint, sweet perfume of wildflowers that bloom in scattered profusion. It is a place where the sheer scale of the sky dominates, a canvas of cerulean by day and a breathtaking sprawl of stars by night, lending a profound sense of quietude to the very character of Wood Lake. The history of Wood Lake is inextricably bound to the hardy pioneers who first sought to tame this seemingly wild terrain, their legacy etched not in grand monuments but in the enduring spirit of resilience that still characterizes the region. The local economy, long reliant on the gentle rhythm of ranching and agriculture, continues to draw its sustenance from the fertile, if sandy, soil and the abundant grasses that support thriving herds. This is a place where the echoes of the past are felt in the weathered barns and the enduring traditions of neighborly support, where life unfolds at a pace dictated by the changing seasons rather than the insistent pulse of modernity. The distinctive character of Wood Lake is its unpretentious beauty, a quiet testament to the enduring power of the natural world and the simple dignity of those who call it home.
Live animated radar for Wood Lake 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 | Wood Lake, Cherry County, Nebraska |
| Coordinates | 42.638612°N, 100.238182°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| Area Code | 308 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Wood Lake, Nebraska Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Wood Lake, 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 Wood Lake includes coordinates 42.638612°N, 100.238182°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. 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.
