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Alexandria, Nebraska Weather

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

Alexandria, NE
Thursday, June 4 at 6:28 AM
65
°
Rain
Feels like
66°
Humidity
93%
Wind
11 mph
Sunrise
6:00 AM
Sunset
8:55 PM
Alexandria, NE
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastAlexandria, NE: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 65 to 76 degrees Fahrenheit with a 45% chance of precipitation at 12 PM.
L 65°H 76°
Alexandria, NE
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 4
    Rain
    73%
    0.47″
    76°65°
  2. Friday
    Jun 5
    Thunderstorm
    57%
    92°64°+16°
  3. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Light Showers
    57%
    89°67°-3°
  4. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Overcast
    57%
    80°67°-9°
  5. Monday
    Jun 8
    Drizzle
    30%
    89°67°+9°
  6. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Thunderstorm
    30%
    97°71°+8°
  7. Wednesday
    Jun 10
    Overcast
    102°76°+5°
Alexandria, NE
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WNW
282° · veering 157°
Direction
WNW
282°
Sustained
11
mph
Gust
15
mph
Peak 24h
22
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 22 @ 1:00a
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 315SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 157° from the wnw.
Alexandria, NE
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
964.7
-2.1 mb in 3h · falling rapidly · 28.49 inHg
Now
964.7
mb
3h
-2.1
mb
12h
-1.7
mb
24h
-5.1
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 964970
955960965970975-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW970.3963.7963.7
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Alexandria, NE
Air quality
35
AQI
Good
-12 in 6h

Ozone at AQI 31. AQI down 12 over the last 6 hours (steady decline since this morning). Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~93%) — 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
2.6μg/m³
PM 10Good
3μg/m³
NO₂Good
5μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
66μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 31. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~93%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

Present
AQI 31
UV peak
3.3 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 7
Alexandria, NE
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
100%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
6.1mi
GOOD
69 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
06:28 UTC ·Alexandria, 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
06:28 UTC ·Alexandria, NE · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Alexandria, NE
Satellite · infrared · animated
Alexandria, NE
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Alexandria, NE
Almanac · Thursday, June 4
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
10:30 AM
Sunrise
6:00 AM
Daylight
14h 55m
Sunset
8:55 PM
Civil dusk
2:28 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Alexandria, NE
The moon
Waning Gibbous
86% illuminated
Moonrise
4:59 AM
Moonset
2:32 PM
In sign
♑︎ Capricorn
Alexandria, NE
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Prairie lightning bugs rise

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Jan 142% of the yearDec 31

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Alexandria at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 10°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 17 (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 — Alexandria

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

  • TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
  • TOMORROWSLGTSlight 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 Alexandria

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.