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Max, Nebraska Weather

Pikas hayfeeding in granite peaks. Day 77 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

Max, NE
Thursday, June 4 at 7:29 PM
78
°
Clear
Feels like
82°
Humidity
54%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
5:17 AM
Sunset
8:10 PM
Max, NE
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastMax, NE: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 62 to 83 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 62°H 83°
Max, NE
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 4
    Overcast
    85°62°
  2. Friday
    Jun 5
    Overcast
    88°62°+3°
  3. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Thunderstorm
    98°67°+10°
  4. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Overcast
    15%
    98°67°
  5. Monday
    Jun 8
    Overcast
    31%
    100°66°+2°
  6. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Overcast
    31%
    108°73°+8°
  7. Wednesday
    Jun 10
    Overcast
    102°81°-6°
Max, NE
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSE
150° · backing 30°
Direction
SSE
150°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
9
mph
Peak 24h
32
avg 8
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 8 · pk 32 @ 1:00a
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 1513SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 30° from the sse.
Max, NE
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
910.8
-1.7 mb in 3h · falling · 26.90 inHg
Now
910.8
mb
3h
-1.7
mb
12h
-3.2
mb
24h
-6.4
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 909916
900905910915920-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW915.5908.7908.7
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Max, NE
Air quality
36
AQI
Good
+2 in 6hPeak ~44 @ 11 PM

Ozone at AQI 46 now. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). With UV 9.1 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 40 by mid-afternoon.

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

PM 2.5Good
4.5μg/m³
PM 10Good
5μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
97μg/m³
UV IndexVery high
9.1

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 46 now. With UV 9.1 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 40 by mid-afternoon.

Present
AQI 46
UV peak
9.1 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
partly cloudy
Projected peak
AQI 40

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 4.5 µg/m³, PM10 at 5.4 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.83
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Max, NE
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
19%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
59.9mi
UNLIMITED
106 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
19:29 UTC ·Max, 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
19:29 UTC ·Max, NE · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Max, NE
Satellite · infrared · animated
Max, NE
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Max, NE
Almanac · Thursday, June 4
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
10:46 AM
Sunrise
5:17 AM
Daylight
14h 53m
Sunset
8:10 PM
Civil dusk
2:44 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Max, NE
The moon
Waning Gibbous
83% illuminated
Moonrise
5:16 AM
Moonset
2:49 PM
In sign
♒︎ Aquarius
Max, NE
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Pikas hayfeeding in granite peaks

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Jan 142% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Max at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 3°F above 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

Warm-season window is open

As of June 4, the last spring frost has passed for most years. Transplant tomatoes, peppers, eggplants, basil, and cucurbits (cucumbers, squash, melons) now. Direct-sow beans and corn into warm soil.

SPC Convective Outlook

Storm Prediction Center — Max

SPC has placed Max in the General Thunderstorms category for severe thunderstorms today.

  • TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms

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 Max

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.