York, Nebraska Weather
York, Nebraska — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for York, York County.
Full aviation weather for York is published on the York Municipal Airport (KJYR) page, 4 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 York 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 York: Fairmont State Airport (KFMZ) 31 km · Aurora Municipal Al Potter Field (KAUH) 34 km · Seward Municipal Airport (KSWT) 41 km · David City Municipal Airport (K93Y) 56 km
Conditions reported at KJYR describe the airfield itself. Weather 4 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at York specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for York.
About York, Nebraska
York lies in the heart of Nebraska's Platte River Valley, a landscape defined by broad, fertile fields that stretch to horizons softened by the haze of distance. It lies 39.4 miles east of Grand Island, NE (from Grand Island, NE: bearing 95°T), and is situated 8.6 miles north of McCool Junction. The land here rolls with a subtle generosity, not dramatic hills but gentle swells that catch the sun and cast long shadows as day wanes, painting the vast sky in hues of apricot and rose. A network of creeks, fed by the snowmelt and summer rains, carves shallow, winding paths through the soil, their banks fringed with cottonwoods and willows, their presence a quiet murmur beneath the larger silence of the plains. The air itself carries the scent of turned earth and ripening grain, a constant reminder of the land's enduring bounty. The story of York is deeply entwined with the westward expansion and the agricultural spirit of the prairie. Founded by settlers drawn to the rich soil of the Republican River watershed, the town grew alongside the railroads that brought its harvests to market and its people to new opportunities. Today, the local economy thrives on the robust yields of corn and soybeans, a testament to generations of farming expertise, with agribusiness and related industries forming the backbone of its prosperity. While no grand monuments mark its past, the quiet dignity of its well-maintained downtown, with its brick buildings and welcoming storefronts, speaks of a community that values continuity and hard work. The rhythm of life in York is measured by the changing seasons and the steady pulse of agricultural cycles, a dependable cadence that has shaped its character for over a century.
Live animated radar for York 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 | York, York County, Nebraska |
| Coordinates | 40.868067°N, 97.591996°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 68467 |
| Area Code | 402 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This York, Nebraska Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for York, 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 York includes coordinates 40.868067°N, 97.591996°W, situated in York County. ZIP code 68467. 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.
