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Valley, Nebraska Weather

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

Valley, NE
Thursday, June 4 at 5:26 PM
76
°
Light Drizzle
Feels like
78°
Humidity
75%
Wind
11 mph
Sunrise
5:53 AM
Sunset
8:54 PM
Valley, NE
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastValley, NE: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 66 to 71 degrees Fahrenheit with a 67% chance of precipitation at 12 PM.
L 66°H 71°
Valley, NE
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 4
    Rain
    71%
    0.35″
    77°66°
  2. Friday
    Jun 5
    Thunderstorm
    36%
    82°67°+5°
  3. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Thunderstorm
    75%
    88°67°+6°
  4. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Heavy Drizzle
    59%
    0.01″
    75°66°-13°
  5. Monday
    Jun 8
    Thunderstorm
    34%
    92°67°+17°
  6. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Thunderstorm
    22%
    90°73°-2°
  7. Wednesday
    Jun 10
    Thunderstorm
    14%
    94°75°+4°
Valley, NE
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSW
203° · veering 37°
Direction
SSW
203°
Sustained
11
mph
Gust
16
mph
Peak 24h
33
avg 7
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 7 · pk 33 @ 11:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 206SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 37° from the ssw.
Valley, NE
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
973.4
-2.8 mb in 3h · falling rapidly · 28.74 inHg
Now
973.4
mb
3h
-2.8
mb
12h
-3.4
mb
24h
-5.1
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 971976
965970975980985-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW976.4971.3971.3
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Valley, NE
Air quality
46
AQI
Good
+2 in 6h

Ozone at AQI 40. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). 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 during the projected peak around 6 PM.

PM 2.5Good
4.8μg/m³
PM 10Good
5μg/m³
NO₂Good
4μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
84μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
4.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 40. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

Present
AQI 40
UV peak
4.1 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 11

PM × Wind × Precip

PM scrubbed by 4 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 4.8 µg/m³, PM10 to 5.0 µg/m³.

PM2.5/PM10
0.96
Wind
breezy
Recent rain
4h in last 6h
Pattern
washed out
Valley, NE
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
100%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
35.5mi
UNLIMITED
64 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
17:26 UTC ·Valley, 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
17:26 UTC ·Valley, NE · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Valley, NE
Satellite · infrared · animated
Valley, NE
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Valley, NE
Almanac · Thursday, June 4
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
10:21 AM
Sunrise
5:53 AM
Daylight
15h 01m
Sunset
8:54 PM
Civil dusk
2:28 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Valley, NE
The moon
Waning Gibbous
83% illuminated
Moonrise
4:59 AM
Moonset
2:24 PM
In sign
♒︎ Aquarius
Valley, NE
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Prairie lightning bugs rise

bird
Jan 142% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Valley at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 76°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: April 24 (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 — Valley

SPC has placed Valley in the Slight Risk category for severe thunderstorms tomorrow.

  • TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
  • TOMORROWSLGTSlight Risk
  • DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms

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 Valley

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.