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Culbertson, Nebraska Weather

Pikas hayfeeding in granite peaks. Day 77 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

Culbertson, NE
Thursday, June 4 at 8:13 PM
81
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
85°
Humidity
50%
Wind
9 mph
Sunrise
6:14 AM
Sunset
9:08 PM
Culbertson, NE
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastCulbertson, NE: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 63 to 87 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 63°H 87°
Culbertson, NE
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 4
    Light Drizzle
    26%
    0.01″
    83°62°
  2. Friday
    Jun 5
    Overcast
    90°63°+7°
  3. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Thunderstorm
    99°66°+9°
  4. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Showers
    10%
    97°67°-2°
  5. Monday
    Jun 8
    Overcast
    36%
    100°66°+3°
  6. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Overcast
    36%
    110°73°+10°
  7. Wednesday
    Jun 10
    Overcast
    103°81°-7°
Culbertson, NE
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SE
128° · backing 9°
Direction
SE
128°
Sustained
9
mph
Gust
10
mph
Peak 24h
33
avg 9
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 9 · pk 33 @ 10:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 2611SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 9° from the se.
Culbertson, NE
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
921.6
-2.2 mb in 3h · falling rapidly · 27.21 inHg
Now
921.6
mb
3h
-2.2
mb
12h
-4.3
mb
24h
-6.2
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 919926
910915920925930-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW926.0918.9918.9
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Culbertson, NE
Air quality
36
AQI
Good
+3 in 6h

Ozone at AQI 44 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Levels should ease through evening.

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

PM 2.5Good
3.0μg/m³
PM 10Good
4μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
94μg/m³
UV IndexVery high
7.8

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 44 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 44
UV peak
7.4 at earlier today
Sky at peak
partly cloudy
Projected peak
AQI 44
Culbertson, NE
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
33%
MOSTLY CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
74.0mi
UNLIMITED
96 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
20:13 UTC ·Culbertson, 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
20:13 UTC ·Culbertson, NE · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Culbertson, NE
Satellite · infrared · animated
Culbertson, NE
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Culbertson, NE
Almanac · Thursday, June 4
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
10:43 AM
Sunrise
6:14 AM
Daylight
14h 54m
Sunset
9:08 PM
Civil dusk
2:42 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Culbertson, NE
The moon
Waning Gibbous
82% illuminated
Moonrise
5:14 AM
Moonset
2:47 PM
In sign
♒︎ Aquarius
Culbertson, NE
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Pikas hayfeeding in granite peaks

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Jan 142% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Culbertson at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 6°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 17 (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

Warm-season window is open

As of June 4, the last spring frost has passed for most years. Transplant tomatoes, peppers, eggplants, basil, and cucurbits (cucumbers, squash, melons) now. Direct-sow beans and corn into warm soil.

SPC Convective Outlook

Storm Prediction Center — Culbertson

SPC has placed Culbertson in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms tomorrow.

  • TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • TOMORROWMRGLMarginal Risk
  • DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms

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 Culbertson

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.