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Clearwater, Nebraska Weather

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Clearwater weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

Clearwater, NE
Thursday, June 4 at 6:12 AM
68
°
Overcast
Feels like
65°
Humidity
66%
Wind
12 mph
Sunrise
5:57 AM
Sunset
9:04 PM
Clearwater, NE
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastClearwater, NE: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 64 to 82 degrees Fahrenheit with a 20% chance of precipitation at 8 AM.
L 64°H 82°
Clearwater, NE
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 4
    Light Drizzle
    24%
    0.02″
    82°64°
  2. Friday
    Jun 5
    Light Drizzle
    17%
    0.02″
    85°66°+3°
  3. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Overcast
    86°65°+1°
  4. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Overcast
    35%
    84°67°-2°
  5. Monday
    Jun 8
    Overcast
    29%
    87°64°+3°
  6. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Thunderstorm
    29%
    94°67°+7°
  7. Wednesday
    Jun 10
    Thunderstorm
    14%
    101°77°+7°
Clearwater, NE
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WSW
239° · veering 134°
Direction
WSW
239°
Sustained
12
mph
Gust
24
mph
Peak 24h
37
avg 11
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE BRZ
0
CALM
<1
1
LIGHT AIR
1–3
2
LIGHT BRZ
4–7
3
GENTLE BRZ
8–12
4
MOD BRZ
13–18
5
FRESH BRZ
19–24
6
STRONG BRZ
25–31
7
NEAR GALE
32–38
24h · sust vs gust · mph
avg 11 · pk 37 @ 11:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 2511SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 134° from the wsw.
Clearwater, NE
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
950.3
-1.3 mb in 3h · falling · 28.06 inHg
Now
950.3
mb
3h
-1.3
mb
12h
-2.0
mb
24h
-5.6
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 950957
945950955960965-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW957.2950.3950.7
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Clearwater, NE
Air quality
43
AQI
Good
-7 in 6h

Ozone at AQI 39. AQI down 7 over the last 6 hours (steady decline since this morning). Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

PM 2.5Good
4.4μg/m³
PM 10Good
5μg/m³
NO₂Good
4μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
82μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 39. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

Present
AQI 39
UV peak
3.3 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 9
Clearwater, NE
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
100%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
51.6mi
UNLIMITED
76 mi0 mi−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Earth · GOES-19 ABI
Full Disk · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 full disk Visible · GeoColor
True-color daytime, blue/IR sandwich at night
06:12 UTC ·Clearwater, NE · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 21696x21696 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
06:12 UTC ·Clearwater, NE · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Clearwater, NE
Satellite · infrared · animated
Clearwater, NE
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Clearwater, NE
Almanac · Thursday, June 4
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
10:25 AM
Sunrise
5:57 AM
Daylight
15h 07m
Sunset
9:04 PM
Civil dusk
2:38 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Clearwater, NE
The moon
Waning Gibbous
87% illuminated
Moonrise
5:09 AM
Moonset
2:29 PM
In sign
♑︎ Capricorn
Clearwater, NE
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Prairie lightning bugs rise

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Jan 142% of the yearDec 31

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Clearwater at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 5°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 29 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jun 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.

Right now in the garden

Peak growing season

As of June 4, the growing season is at its peak — frost is months away. Continue succession-planting beans and summer squash. Start fall brassicas (broccoli, cabbage, kale) from seed indoors for transplanting in late summer.

SPC Convective Outlook

Storm Prediction Center — Clearwater

SPC has placed Clearwater in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.

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Isolated severe storms possible. Limited threat for hail or damaging wind.

Source: NOAA / NWS Storm Prediction Center categorical convective outlook. Outlooks are re-issued multiple times per day; this page reflects the most recent SPC polygons covering the city’s coordinates.

ZIP codes in Clearwater

Climate normals from the Open-Meteo Climate API. Köppen approximation from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Regions. See methodology for data sources, editorial rules, and corrections. Maintainer: Brian Tighe.