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Offutt AFB, Nebraska Weather

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

Offutt AFB, NE
Wednesday, June 3 at 11:54 PM
82
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
81°
Humidity
54%
Wind
14 mph
Sunrise
5:52 AM
Sunset
8:51 PM
Offutt AFB, NE
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastOffutt AFB, NE: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 67 to 83 degrees Fahrenheit with a 43% chance of precipitation at 11 AM.
L 67°H 83°
Offutt AFB, NE
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 3
    Overcast
    83°61°
  2. Thursday
    Jun 4
    Heavy Showers
    48%
    0.37″
    83°67°
  3. Friday
    Jun 5
    Thunderstorm
    70%
    90°68°+7°
  4. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Drizzle
    70%
    84°66°-6°
  5. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Light Showers
    52%
    0.01″
    81°68°-3°
  6. Monday
    Jun 8
    Overcast
    37%
    81°67°
  7. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Thunderstorm
    13%
    0.28″
    84°68°+3°
Offutt AFB, NE
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSE
163° · backing 23°
Direction
SSE
163°
Sustained
14
mph
Gust
20
mph
Peak 24h
24
avg 8
Beaufort · 4 · MOD 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 8 · pk 24 @ 8:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 2512SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A fresh breeze drives the sse-bound air across the harbor.
Offutt AFB, NE
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
979.8
-0.9 mb in 3h · falling · 28.93 inHg
Now
979.8
mb
3h
-0.9
mb
12h
-6.0
mb
24h
-5.7
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 979985
970975980985990-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW984.9978.9978.9
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Offutt AFB, NE
Air quality
59
AQI
Moderate
+22 in 6h

Ozone at AQI 63 — peak already passed at 1 PM under overcast skies. AQI up 22 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. 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
4.6μg/m³
PM 10Good
5μg/m³
NO₂Good
2μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
115μg/m³
UV IndexLow
1.4

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 63 — peak already passed at 1 PM under overcast skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 63
UV peak
1.1 at earlier today
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 63

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 4.6 µg/m³, PM10 at 5.3 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.87
Wind
breezy
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Offutt AFB, NE
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
77%
MOSTLY CLOUDY
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
71.6mi
UNLIMITED
74 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
23:54 UTC ·Offutt AFB, 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
23:54 UTC ·Offutt AFB, NE · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Offutt AFB, NE
Satellite · infrared · animated
Offutt AFB, NE
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Offutt AFB, NE
Almanac · Wednesday, June 3
The higher the clouds, the finer the weather.
Civil dawn
10:21 AM
Sunrise
5:52 AM
Daylight
14h 59m
Sunset
8:51 PM
Civil dusk
2:25 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Offutt AFB, NE
The moon
Waning Gibbous
88% illuminated
Moonrise
4:20 AM
Moonset
1:19 PM
In sign
♑︎ Capricorn
Offutt AFB, NE
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Prairie lightning bugs rise

plant
Jan 142% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Offutt AFB at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 8°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 23 (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 3, 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 — Offutt AFB

SPC has placed Offutt AFB in the Slight Risk category for severe thunderstorms day after tomorrow.

  • TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • TOMORROWMRGLMarginal Risk
  • DAY 3SLGTSlight Risk

Scattered severe storms possible. A few tornadoes, hail, and damaging wind gusts possible.

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 Offutt AFB

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.