Omaha, Nebraska Weather
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Omaha weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
Conditions updated 2:00 AM CDT · Open-Meteo
- TodaySep 21Light Drizzle later—0.02″62°58°—
- TuesdaySep 22Overcast——61°55°-1°
- WednesdaySep 23Overcast——70°53°+9°
- ThursdaySep 24Heavy Drizzle60%0.14″65°57°-5°
- FridaySep 25Drizzle47%0.07″70°60°+5°
- SaturdaySep 26Light Drizzle53%—76°60°+6°
- SundaySep 27Overcast25%—75°60°-1°
Air quality now AQI 20 · Good
AQI 20 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points).
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
Trends
Seven days of AQI and PM2.5.
Hourly air-quality data from the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service, charted across the past and next several days. Dashed lines mark the AQI breakpoints at 50 (Good → Moderate) and 100 (Moderate → Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups).
September dries up ditches or breaks down bridges.
- Moonrise
- 5:01 PM
- Moonset
- 1:42 AM
- In sign
- ♑︎ Capricorn
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Omaha at a glance
- Today vs. normal: Today averages 60°F (high 62°F, low 58°F), 5°F below the 65°F normal for Sep 21
- Last frost: April 16 (1991–2020 median, NOAA station 10 km away)
- Microseason: Sep 21–25
- Planting calendar: September — plant garlic (overwinter); harvest tomatoes, peppers, beans, summer squash, winter squash
15-Day Forecast — Omaha
- Mon62°58°9%
- Tue61°55°7%
- Wed70°53°2%
- Thu65°57°60%
- Fri70°60°47%
- Sat76°60°53%
- Sun75°60°25%
- Mon78°58°36%
- Tue73°57°41%
- Wed74°52°13%
- Thu78°57°16%
- Fri80°66°23%
- Sat78°61°16%
- Sun88°59°19%
- Mon76°53°27%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Live wind & temperature near Omaha
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Right now in the garden
Fall planting + final harvests
As of September 21, the season's first frost (typically October 18) is approaching. Pick what frost-tender plants still carry before the next cold front. This city's planting calendar for September: plant garlic (overwinter); harvest tomatoes, peppers, beans, summer squash, and winter squash.
Sun & seasons in Omaha
Omaha sits in Douglas County, where the year’s longest day runs 15h 9m of daylight and its shortest just 9h 12m — a swing of +5h 58m between the June and December solstices. Clocks spring forward on Sunday, March 8, 2026 and fall back on Sunday, November 1, 2026.
Omaha is the state’s largest city. The nearest town Omaha tracks is Lincoln, roughly 45 miles to the SW.
Air quality in Omaha
Air quality in Omaha’s county has trended dirtier since 2020; its cleanest year on record was 2022 (median AQI 41). See the full air-quality history for Omaha.
Planting calendar
| Month | Plant | Harvest |
|---|---|---|
| March | lettuce, peas, spinach, radishes | — |
| April | lettuce, peas, spinach, radishes | radishes |
| May | tomatoes, peppers, beans, squash | lettuce, peas, spinach, radishes |
| June | tomatoes, peppers, beans, squash | lettuce, peas, spinach, radishes |
| July | tomatoes, peppers, beans, squash | tomatoes, peppers, beans, summer squash, garlic |
| August | beans, squash, fall brassicas, carrots | tomatoes, peppers, beans, summer squash, winter squash |
| September | garlic (overwinter) | tomatoes, peppers, beans, summer squash, winter squash |
| October | — | tomatoes, peppers, beans, summer squash, winter squash, fall brassicas, carrots |
| November | — | fall brassicas, carrots |
A year in weather
The year in Omaha tops out in July (~78°F) and dips lowest in January (~24°F), with May wettest at 4.7 inches and January driest at 0.8 inches.
| Month | Mean temp | Precip | Rainy days |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 24° | 0.8″ | 2 |
| February | 29° | 0.9″ | 3 |
| March | 41° | 1.8″ | 4 |
| April | 53° | 3.2″ | 6 |
| May | 64° | 4.7″ | 8 |
| June | 74° | 4.4″ | 7 |
| July | 78° | 3.5″ | 6 |
| August | 76° | 4.6″ | 6 |
| September | 68° | 3.0″ | 5 |
| October | 54° | 2.3″ | 4 |
| November | 40° | 1.4″ | 3 |
| December | 29° | 1.2″ | 3 |
Regional context
Similar climates Boys Town, NE, Ralston, NE, La Vista, NE
Omaha swings from 24°F in January to 78°F in July (54°F) per NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 normals; precipitation in Omaha runs about 31.9 inches on roughly 57 measurable days.
Summer convection drives Omaha's precipitation: May logs 4.7 inches on 7.8 rainy days, against January's 0.8 inches on 2.3 — warm-season storms carry Omaha's moisture. That puts Omaha in a summer-convective cohort with places like Boys Town, NE, Ralston, NE and La Vista, NE.
Omaha reaches its last hard frost near April 16; that is the cue for kale, peas, spinach, and parsnips. Omaha's heat-lovers — tomatoes, peppers, squash — hold off until Omaha's frost risk clears, 10-14 days on. The season ends by October 18 in Omaha, once hard frosts set back in. Open lawns in Omaha whiten first when frost returns.
Similar climates: Boys Town, NE, Ralston, NE, La Vista, NE, Chalco, NE, Papillion, NE.
Frequently asked
- When does it freeze in Omaha?
- In Omaha, expect the last spring frost near April 16; Omaha's first autumn frost comes around October 18.
- What is the rainy season in Omaha?
- Rainfall in Omaha peaks in May near 4.7 inches, out of about 32 inches annually.
- What is the warmest month in Omaha?
- On average July tops the year in Omaha at about 78°F.
- What is the coldest month in Omaha?
- The coldest stretch in Omaha falls in January, around 24°F on average.
- When can I start a vegetable garden in Omaha?
- In Omaha, sow peas and hardy greens around April 16; Omaha's tomatoes and peppers wait two weeks more.
- How many rainy days does Omaha get?
- Expect roughly 57 wet days a year in Omaha.
- What hardiness zone is Omaha?
- Since January in Omaha averages 24°F, Omaha's USDA zone follows that floor — confirm it by ZIP.
- What is the 10-day forecast for Omaha?
- Omaha's extended outlook — daily high and low temperatures and precipitation chances for each upcoming day — is in the daily forecast above.
- Will it rain this week in Omaha?
- See this week's day-by-day rain chances for Omaha in the daily forecast above, and the next 24 hours in the hourly chart.
- What is the weather like right now in Omaha?
- Current conditions for Omaha and the next 24 hours — temperature, precipitation chance, and wind by the hour — are in the hourly forecast chart above.
- How often is the Omaha forecast updated?
- The Omaha forecast on this page is built from Open-Meteo weather-model data and refreshes regularly through the day.
- When are sunrise and sunset in Omaha?
- Today's sunrise and sunset times for Omaha are in the Almanac section above, along with civil dawn, civil dusk, and day length. Day length is longest near the summer solstice and shortest near the winter solstice.
- How accurate is the weather forecast for Omaha?
- The next few days in Omaha's forecast are the most reliable; accuracy declines beyond about a week as weather-model uncertainty grows.
Omaha sits at 41.3°N; its climate zone is warm-summer humid continental (Köppen approximation).
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