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Surprise, Nebraska Weather

Prairie lightning bugs rise. Day 77 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

Surprise, NE
Thursday, June 4 at 1:40 AM
70
°
Overcast
Feels like
71°
Humidity
91%
Wind
13 mph
Sunrise
5:58 AM
Sunset
8:56 PM
Surprise, NE
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastSurprise, NE: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 65 to 77 degrees Fahrenheit with a 50% chance of precipitation at 9 AM.
L 65°H 77°
Surprise, NE
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 3
    Light Showers
    42%
    0.19″
    83°61°
  2. Thursday
    Jun 4
    Light Showers
    50%
    1.1″
    77°65°-6°
  3. Friday
    Jun 5
    Thunderstorm
    64%
    93°67°+16°
  4. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Light Showers
    64%
    87°68°-6°
  5. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Light Showers
    53%
    80°69°-7°
  6. Monday
    Jun 8
    Overcast
    28%
    88°67°+8°
  7. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Thunderstorm
    14%
    94°71°+6°
Surprise, NE
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SW
234° · veering 89°
Direction
SW
234°
Sustained
13
mph
Gust
23
mph
Peak 24h
37
avg 12
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 12 · pk 37 @ 11:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 3010SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sustained 13 mph with gusts pulsing to 23 — flags snap, branches bend.
Surprise, NE
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
961.8
-2.0 mb in 3h · falling · 28.40 inHg
Now
961.8
mb
3h
-2.0
mb
12h
-6.0
mb
24h
-6.2
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 960967
955960965970975-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW967.0959.8960.2
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Surprise, NE
Air quality
49
AQI
Good
+6 in 6h

Ozone at AQI 39. AQI up 6 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). 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
5.2μg/m³
PM 10Good
6μg/m³
NO₂Good
4μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
83μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.1

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
0.1 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 5

PM × Wind × Precip

PM scrubbed by 3 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 5.2 µg/m³, PM10 to 6.0 µg/m³.

PM2.5/PM10
0.87
Wind
breezy
Recent rain
3h in last 6h
Pattern
washed out
Surprise, NE
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
95%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
21.4mi
UNLIMITED
62 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
01:40 UTC ·Surprise, 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
01:40 UTC ·Surprise, NE · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Surprise, NE
Satellite · infrared · animated
Surprise, NE
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Surprise, NE
Almanac · Thursday, June 4
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
10:26 AM
Sunrise
5:58 AM
Daylight
14h 58m
Sunset
8:56 PM
Civil dusk
2:31 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Surprise, NE
The moon
Waning Gibbous
88% illuminated
Moonrise
5:02 AM
Moonset
2:29 PM
In sign
♑︎ Capricorn
Surprise, NE
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Prairie lightning bugs rise

bird
Jan 142% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Surprise at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 4°F below 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 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 — Surprise

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

  • TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
  • 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 Surprise

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.