Ogallala, Nebraska Weather
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Ogallala weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 3Overcast——87°63°—
- ThursdayJun 4Overcast——84°61°-3°
- FridayJun 5Overcast——87°61°+3°
- SaturdayJun 6Overcast——93°64°+6°
- SundayJun 7Overcast24%—93°66°0°
- MondayJun 8Light Showers31%0.39″96°62°+3°
- TuesdayJun 9Overcast30%—97°63°+1°
Ozone at AQI 47 — peak already passed at 1 PM under overcast skies. AQI up 5 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Levels should ease through evening.
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 47 — peak already passed at 1 PM under overcast skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 47
- UV peak
- 1.7 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 47
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).
The higher the clouds, the finer the weather.
- Moonrise
- 4:44 AM
- Moonset
- 1:43 PM
- In sign
- ♑︎ Capricorn
Prairie lightning bugs rise
Ogallala at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 12°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- 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 3, 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 — Ogallala
SPC has placed Ogallala in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- TOMORROWMRGLMarginal Risk
- 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.