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This is the current conditions weather report for Broken Bow. The report was made 27 minutes ago, at 06:53 UTC. The wind was blowing at a speed of 6 miles per hour / 9.3 kilometers per hour from the southeast (130°). The temperature was 77°F / 25°C, with a dew-point at 77°F / 25°C. The temperature felt like 79°F / 26°C. The atmospheric pressure was 30.09 inHg / 1020 hPa. The relative humidity was 51%. The skies were clear.

Broken Bow is a city in Custer County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 3,491 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Custer County. According to the 1939 Federal Writer’s Project Guide for Nebraska: “Broken Bow (alt. 2480, pop. 2715), platted in 1882, is a shipping center for livestock, hay, and grain. It has factories making cigars and brooms, two hotels, and an airport. After the Post Office Department had rejected several proposed names, Wilson Hewitt, a homesteader, suggested its present name on finding a broken bow on an old Indian burial ground.”

Broken Bow is located at 41.404768, -99.641312. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 4.2 km² (1.6 mi²), all land.

In the city the population was spread out with 23.9% under the age of 18, 6.2% from 18 to 24, 22.7% from 25 to 44, 22.3% from 45 to 64, and 24.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females there were 84.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 78.3 males.

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