Niobrara, Nebraska Weather
Toward the solstice glow. Day 88 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Niobrara weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 15Overcast——84°50°—
- TuesdayJun 16Overcast——83°58°-1°
- WednesdayJun 17Overcast21%—84°59°+1°
- ThursdayJun 18Overcast——77°56°-7°
- FridayJun 19Light Showers15%0.08″85°52°+8°
- SaturdayJun 20Light Showers50%0.08″75°62°-10°
- SundayJun 21Light Showers50%0.14″75°64°0°
AQI 27 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 8 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Ozone at AQI 45. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~86%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 45. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~86%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 45
- UV peak
- 7.7 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 23
Trends
Seven days of AQI and PM2.5.
Hourly air-quality data from the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service, charted across the past and next several days. Dashed lines mark the AQI breakpoints at 50 (Good → Moderate) and 100 (Moderate → Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups).
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
- Moonrise
- 5:54 AM
- Moonset
- 9:32 PM
- In sign
- ♋︎ Cancer
Toward the solstice glow
Niobrara at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 9°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 2 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jun 11–15
- Planting window: Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.
16-Day Forecast — Niobrara
- Mon84°50°2%
- Tue83°58°4%
- Wed84°59°21%
- Thu77°56°2%
- Fri85°52°15%
- Sat75°62°50%
- Sun75°64°50%
- Mon70°63°20%
- Tue76°62°20%
- Wed78°61°18%
- Thu78°62°21%
- Fri79°63°33%
- Sat76°65°26%
- Sun77°59°34%
- Mon65°59°36%
- Tue78°53°35%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of June 15, 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 — Niobrara
SPC has placed Niobrara in the General Thunderstorms category for severe thunderstorms tomorrow.
- TODAYNONENo severe risk
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3NONENo severe risk
Thunderstorms possible. Not severe, but capable of producing lightning and brief heavy rain.
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 Niobrara
- 68760