Yankee Hill, Nebraska Weather
Yankee Hill, Nebraska — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Yankee Hill, Lancaster County.
Full aviation weather for Yankee Hill is published on the Lincoln Airport (KLNK) page, 9 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. 5 airfields within reach of Yankee Hill 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 Yankee Hill: Crete Municipal Airport (KCEK) 23 km · Seward Municipal Airport (KSWT) 34 km · Beatrice Municipal Airport (KBIE) 52 km · Wahoo Municipal Airport (KAHQ) 54 km
Conditions reported at KLNK describe the airfield itself. Weather 9 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Yankee Hill specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Yankee Hill.
About Yankee Hill, Nebraska
Yankee Hill unfolds across a landscape of subtle swells and dips, a testament to the patient sculpting of wind and water. It lies 4.2 miles south-west of Lincoln, NE (from Lincoln, NE: bearing 233°T), and is situated 9.2 miles west-south-west of Walton. Fields of corn and soybeans, rippling like a green and gold ocean under the vast Nebraska sky, stretch to horizons that seem to breathe with the coming and going of the sun. The air here, especially in the long, languid evenings of summer, carries the mingled scents of sun-baked earth and the faint, sweet perfume of ripening grain, a fragrance that clings to everything. Occasional clusters of sturdy farmhouses, their paint faded by seasons of sun and snow, punctuate the rolling terrain, their silhouettes softened by the haze of distance. The very character of Yankee Hill is etched in this openness, in the unhindered sweep of the sky and the earthy scent of the land. The history of Yankee Hill is intrinsically tied to the enduring spirit of agriculture that has shaped this region for generations. Early settlers, drawn by the fertile soil, established homesteads that have since grown into the farms and ranches that still form the backbone of the local economy. While the whispers of the past are quiet, they can be felt in the weathered barns and the enduring patterns of cultivation. The rhythm of life in Yankee Hill is dictated by the seasons, by the planting and the harvest, a steady, unhurried cadence that fosters a deep connection to the land. There are no grand monuments here, no bustling avenues, but rather a quiet dignity in the continuity of its agrarian heritage, a sense of enduring purpose in the fertile plains.
Live animated radar for Yankee Hill 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 | Yankee Hill, Lancaster County, Nebraska |
| Coordinates | 40.763891°N, 96.730851°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 68523, 68522 |
| Area Code | 402 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Yankee Hill, Nebraska Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Yankee Hill, 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 Yankee Hill includes coordinates 40.763891°N, 96.730851°W, situated in Lancaster County. ZIP code 68523, 68522. 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. 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.
