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Odessa, Nebraska Weather

Lesser ripening, greater heat. Day 89 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

Odessa, NE
Tuesday, June 16 at 9:51 AM
67
°
Overcast
Feels like
66°
Humidity
53%
Wind
3 mph
Sunrise
1:05 AM
Sunset
4:10 PM
Odessa, NE
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastOdessa, NE: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 62 to 83 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 62°H 83°
Odessa, NE
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 16
    Overcast
    83°54°
  2. Wednesday
    Jun 17
    Clear
    85°62°+2°
  3. Thursday
    Jun 18
    Overcast
    15%
    79°55°-6°
  4. Friday
    Jun 19
    Overcast
    18%
    85°56°+6°
  5. Saturday
    Jun 20
    T-storm w/ Hail
    65%
    1.2″
    85°64°
  6. Sunday
    Jun 21
    Foggy
    65%
    69°63°-16°
  7. Monday
    Jun 22
    Overcast
    18%
    73°57°+4°
Odessa, NE
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
E
094° · backing 171°
Direction
E
094°
Sustained
3
mph
Gust
5
mph
Peak 24h
24
avg 7
Beaufort · 1 · LIGHT AIR
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 7 · pk 24 @ 5:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 2611SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Odessa, NE
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
933.7
+2.1 mb in 3h · rising rapidly · 27.57 inHg
Now
933.7
mb
3h
+2.1
mb
12h
-0.6
mb
24h
-7.6
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 932942
925930935940945950-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW942.1932.4934.5
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
The low is filling — pressure climbing out of storm territory.
Odessa, NE
Air quality
35
AQI
Good
+3 in 6h

AQI 35 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 7.7 µg/m³ (AQI 43) with a 0.89 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

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

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
7.7μg/m³
PM 10Good
9μg/m³
NO₂Good
8μg/m³
OzoneGood
49μg/m³
UV IndexLow
1.7

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 7.7 µg/m³ (AQI 43) with a 0.89 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.89
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Odessa, NE
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
84%
MOSTLY CLOUDY
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
69.9mi
UNLIMITED
136 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
14:51 UTC · Odessa, NE · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · up to 10848 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
14:51 UTC · Odessa, NE · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Odessa, NE
Satellite · infrared · animated
Odessa, NE
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Odessa, NE
Almanac · Tuesday, June 16
Cut your thistles before St. John, you will have two instead of one.
Civil dawn
5:33 AM
Sunrise
1:05 AM
Daylight
15h 05m
Sunset
4:10 PM
Civil dusk
9:44 PM
Planting note
Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.
Odessa, NE
The moon
Waxing Crescent
3% illuminated
Moonrise
7:20 AM
Moonset
10:29 PM
In sign
♋︎ Cancer
Odessa, NE
Microseason
Jun 16–20

Lesser ripening, greater heat

weather
Jan 146% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Odessa at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 7°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 20 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jun 16–20
  • Planting window: Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.

16-Day Forecast — Odessa

  1. Tue84°54°2%
  2. Wed85°62°3%
  3. Thu79°55°15%
  4. Fri85°56°18%
  5. Sat85°64°65%
  6. Sun69°63°65%
  7. Mon73°57°18%
  8. Tue80°57°24%
  9. Wed83°61°26%
  10. Thu92°63°26%
  11. Fri88°62°20%
  12. Sat100°75°20%
  13. Sun99°76°19%
  14. Mon104°74°24%
  15. Tue93°75°30%
  16. Wed100°74°23%

Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).

Right now in the garden

Peak growing season

As of June 16, 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.

ZIP codes in Odessa

  • 68845
  • 68861

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.