Potter, Nebraska Weather
Prairie lightning bugs rise. Day 78 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Potter weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 4Light Drizzle35%—88°53°—
- FridayJun 5Overcast——85°58°-3°
- SaturdayJun 6Overcast——95°60°+10°
- SundayJun 7Light Drizzle38%—95°63°0°
- MondayJun 8Overcast38%—94°61°-1°
- TuesdayJun 9Partly Cloudy27%—98°67°+4°
- WednesdayJun 10Heavy Drizzle—0.14″101°67°+3°
Ozone at AQI 55 now. AQI up 22 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. With UV 0.2 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 13 by mid-afternoon.
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 55 now. With UV 0.2 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 13 by mid-afternoon.
- Present
- AQI 55
- UV peak
- 0.2 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 13
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5/PM10 ratio 0.57 with 20 mph wind — characteristic of long-range haze transport rather than a local source.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.57
- Wind
- windy
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- transport
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
- 5:57 AM
- Moonset
- 4:00 PM
- In sign
- ♒︎ Aquarius
Prairie lightning bugs rise
Potter at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 76°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 — Potter
SPC has placed Potter in the General Thunderstorms category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
- 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.