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Crawford, Nebraska Weather

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

Crawford, NE
Thursday, June 4 at 12:34 AM
80
°
Overcast
Feels like
76°
Humidity
39%
Wind
11 mph
Sunrise
5:17 AM
Sunset
8:26 PM
Crawford, NE
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastCrawford, NE: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 60 to 90 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 60°H 90°
Crawford, NE
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 3
    Overcast
    81°54°
  2. Thursday
    Jun 4
    Foggy
    10%
    90°60°+9°
  3. Friday
    Jun 5
    Overcast
    86°59°-4°
  4. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Drizzle
    97°68°+11°
  5. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Overcast
    37%
    97°69°
  6. Monday
    Jun 8
    Overcast
    37%
    86°61°-11°
  7. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Overcast
    26%
    102°70°+16°
Crawford, NE
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NE
048° · veering 28°
Direction
NE
048°
Sustained
11
mph
Gust
11
mph
Peak 24h
20
avg 7
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 7 · pk 20 @ 8:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 187SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 28° from the ne.
Crawford, NE
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
889.2
0.0 mb in 3h · steady · 26.26 inHg
Now
889.2
mb
3h
0.0
mb
12h
-4.3
mb
24h
-0.9
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 885892
880885890895900-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW891.8885.0886.8
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Crawford, NE
Air quality
44
AQI
Good
+13 in 6h

Ozone at AQI 49 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. AQI up 13 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.

PM 2.5Good
4.1μg/m³
PM 10Good
7μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
103μg/m³
UV IndexLow
1.1

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 49 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 49
UV peak
0.9 at earlier today
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 49
Crawford, NE
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
100%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
127.4mi
UNLIMITED
134 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
00:34 UTC ·Crawford, 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
00:34 UTC ·Crawford, NE · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Crawford, NE
Satellite · infrared · animated
Crawford, NE
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Crawford, NE
Almanac · Thursday, June 4
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
10:44 AM
Sunrise
5:17 AM
Daylight
15h 09m
Sunset
8:26 PM
Civil dusk
3:01 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Crawford, NE
The moon
Waning Gibbous
88% illuminated
Moonrise
5:33 AM
Moonset
2:49 PM
In sign
♑︎ Capricorn
Crawford, NE
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Prairie lightning bugs rise

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Jan 142% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Crawford at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 8°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 2 (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 4, 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 — Crawford

SPC has placed Crawford in the Slight Risk category for severe thunderstorms tomorrow.

  • TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • TOMORROWSLGTSlight Risk
  • DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms

Scattered severe storms possible. A few tornadoes, hail, and damaging wind gusts possible.

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 Crawford

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.