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Cortland, Nebraska Weather

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

Cortland, NE
Thursday, June 4 at 6:14 AM
70
°
Overcast
Feels like
69°
Humidity
72%
Wind
12 mph
Sunrise
5:57 AM
Sunset
8:53 PM
Cortland, NE
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastCortland, NE: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 67 to 80 degrees Fahrenheit with a 59% chance of precipitation at 1 PM.
L 67°H 80°
Cortland, NE
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 4
    Light Rain
    59%
    0.16″
    80°67°
  2. Friday
    Jun 5
    Thunderstorm
    57%
    0.01″
    90°65°+10°
  3. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Heavy Drizzle
    57%
    88°65°-2°
  4. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Heavy Drizzle
    63%
    0.09″
    75°67°-13°
  5. Monday
    Jun 8
    Showers
    36%
    88°66°+13°
  6. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Thunderstorm
    22%
    93°71°+5°
  7. Wednesday
    Jun 10
    Thunderstorm
    98°76°+5°
Cortland, NE
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
S
184° · veering 33°
Direction
S
184°
Sustained
12
mph
Gust
21
mph
Peak 24h
32
avg 11
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 11 · pk 32 @ 4:00a
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 239SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 33° from the s.
Cortland, NE
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
963.3
-1.2 mb in 3h · falling · 28.45 inHg
Now
963.3
mb
3h
-1.2
mb
12h
-2.8
mb
24h
-5.3
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 963971
955960965970975-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW970.7963.3964.0
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Cortland, NE
Air quality
36
AQI
Good
-11 in 6h

Ozone at AQI 34. AQI down 11 over the last 6 hours (steady decline since this morning). Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~78%) — 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
3.0μg/m³
PM 10Good
3μg/m³
NO₂Good
5μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
71μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 34. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~78%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

Present
AQI 34
UV peak
3.3 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 8
Cortland, NE
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
100%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
44.8mi
UNLIMITED
70 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
06:14 UTC ·Cortland, 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
06:14 UTC ·Cortland, NE · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Cortland, NE
Satellite · infrared · animated
Cortland, NE
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Cortland, NE
Almanac · Thursday, June 4
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
10:26 AM
Sunrise
5:57 AM
Daylight
14h 56m
Sunset
8:53 PM
Civil dusk
2:26 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Cortland, NE
The moon
Waning Gibbous
87% illuminated
Moonrise
4:57 AM
Moonset
2:28 PM
In sign
♑︎ Capricorn
Cortland, NE
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Fireflies pulse through the magnolias

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Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Cortland at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 4°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 19 (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 — Cortland

SPC has placed Cortland 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 Cortland

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.