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North Platte, Nebraska Weather

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

North Platte, NE
Friday, June 5 at 3:24 AM
74
°
Overcast
Feels like
71°
Humidity
61%
Wind
14 mph
Sunrise
6:11 AM
Sunset
9:11 PM
North Platte, NE
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastNorth Platte, NE: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 65 to 85 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 65°H 85°
North Platte, NE
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 4
    Overcast
    14%
    84°62°
  2. Friday
    Jun 5
    Overcast
    11%
    85°65°+1°
  3. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Thunderstorm
    94°62°+9°
  4. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Showers
    23%
    94°64°
  5. Monday
    Jun 8
    Light Drizzle
    39%
    0.01″
    94°67°
  6. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Overcast
    35%
    106°67°+12°
  7. Wednesday
    Jun 10
    Partly Cloudy
    16%
    105°79°-1°
North Platte, NE
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SE
126° · backing 56°
Direction
SE
126°
Sustained
14
mph
Gust
25
mph
Peak 24h
31
avg 10
Beaufort · 4 · MOD 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 31 @ 4:00a
010203040MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7B8-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 348SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sustained 14 mph with gusts pulsing to 25 — flags snap, branches bend.
North Platte, NE
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
912.1
-1.1 mb in 3h · falling · 26.93 inHg
Now
912.1
mb
3h
-1.1
mb
12h
-5.5
mb
24h
-7.2
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 909917
905910915920925-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW916.6909.3909.4
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
North Platte, NE
Air quality
44
AQI
Good
+2 in 6h

AQI 44 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 34 now. With UV 0.0 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 8 by mid-afternoon.

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

PM 2.5Good
0.9μg/m³
PM 10Good
1μg/m³
NO₂Good
4μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
71μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 34 now. With UV 0.0 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 8 by mid-afternoon.

Present
AQI 34
UV peak
0.0 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 8
North Platte, NE
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
92%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
61.4mi
UNLIMITED
88 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
03:24 UTC ·North Platte, 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
03:24 UTC ·North Platte, NE · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
North Platte, NE
Satellite · infrared · animated
North Platte, NE
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
North Platte, NE
Almanac · Friday, June 5
The higher the clouds, the finer the weather.
Civil dawn
10:39 AM
Sunrise
6:11 AM
Daylight
15h 00m
Sunset
9:11 PM
Civil dusk
2:45 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
North Platte, NE
The moon
Waning Gibbous
80% illuminated
Moonrise
5:48 AM
Moonset
3:50 PM
In sign
♒︎ Aquarius
North Platte, NE
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Prairie lightning bugs rise

weather
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Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

North Platte at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 74°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: April 23 (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 5, 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 — North Platte

SPC has placed North Platte in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.

  • TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
  • TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms

Isolated severe storms possible. Limited threat for hail or damaging wind.

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 North Platte

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.