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Gretna, Nebraska Weather

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

Gretna, NE
Wednesday, June 3 at 6:26 PM
81
°
Clear
Feels like
84°
Humidity
51%
Wind
10 mph
Sunrise
5:53 AM
Sunset
8:52 PM
Gretna, NE
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastGretna, NE: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 64 to 83 degrees Fahrenheit with a 31% chance of precipitation at 2 AM.
L 64°H 83°
Gretna, NE
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 3
    Overcast
    84°61°
  2. Thursday
    Jun 4
    Light Rain
    39%
    0.20″
    82°64°-2°
  3. Friday
    Jun 5
    Thunderstorm
    67%
    0.03″
    90°67°+8°
  4. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Drizzle
    57%
    84°66°-6°
  5. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Light Showers
    53%
    0.02″
    81°68°-3°
  6. Monday
    Jun 8
    Light Drizzle
    33%
    81°66°
  7. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Thunderstorm
    14%
    0.17″
    85°66°+4°
Gretna, NE
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
S
176° · veering 68°
Direction
S
176°
Sustained
10
mph
Gust
11
mph
Peak 24h
21
avg 10
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 10 · pk 21 @ 9:00a
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 279SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 68° from the s.
Gretna, NE
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
976.4
-2.3 mb in 3h · falling rapidly · 28.83 inHg
Now
976.4
mb
3h
-2.3
mb
12h
-2.9
mb
24h
-3.4
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 973978
965970975980985-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW977.7973.3973.3
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Gretna, NE
Air quality
40
AQI
Moderate
+7 in 6hPeak ~58 @ 11 PM

Ozone at AQI 65 now. AQI up 7 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). With UV 8.3 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 72 by mid-afternoon.

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

PM 2.5Good
8.4μg/m³
PM 10Good
10μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
116μg/m³
UV IndexVery high
8.3

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 65 now. With UV 8.3 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 72 by mid-afternoon.

Present
AQI 65
UV peak
8.3 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 72

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 8.4 µg/m³, PM10 at 9.7 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

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

Visibility
78.5mi
UNLIMITED
98 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
18:26 UTC ·Gretna, 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
18:26 UTC ·Gretna, NE · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Gretna, NE
Satellite · infrared · animated
Gretna, NE
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Gretna, NE
Almanac · Wednesday, June 3
The higher the clouds, the finer the weather.
Civil dawn
10:22 AM
Sunrise
5:53 AM
Daylight
14h 59m
Sunset
8:52 PM
Civil dusk
2:26 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Gretna, NE
The moon
Waning Gibbous
90% illuminated
Moonrise
4:22 AM
Moonset
1:20 PM
In sign
♑︎ Capricorn
Gretna, NE
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Prairie lightning bugs rise

plant
Jan 142% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Gretna at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 7°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 — Gretna

SPC has placed Gretna 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 Gretna

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.