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Whitney, Nebraska Weather

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

Whitney, NE
Thursday, June 4 at 5:09 PM
62
°
Overcast
Feels like
64°
Humidity
93%
Wind
4 mph
Sunrise
5:15 AM
Sunset
8:27 PM
Whitney, NE
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastWhitney, NE: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 61 to 86 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 61°H 86°
Whitney, NE
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 4
    Light Drizzle
    10%
    0.01″
    86°60°
  2. Friday
    Jun 5
    Overcast
    13%
    87°59°+1°
  3. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Light Drizzle
    10%
    98°68°+11°
  4. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Overcast
    36%
    99°69°+1°
  5. Monday
    Jun 8
    Overcast
    36%
    88°58°-11°
  6. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Overcast
    14%
    103°71°+15°
  7. Wednesday
    Jun 10
    Overcast
    19%
    100°68°-3°
Whitney, NE
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
ENE
063° · veering 131°
Direction
ENE
063°
Sustained
4
mph
Gust
5
mph
Peak 24h
22
avg 7
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT 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 22 @ 8:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 243SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Whitney, NE
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
892.6
+1.2 mb in 3h · rising · 26.36 inHg
Now
892.6
mb
3h
+1.2
mb
12h
-0.9
mb
24h
-5.5
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 892900
885890895900905-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW900.2892.4893.6
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
The low is filling — pressure climbing out of storm territory.
Whitney, NE
Air quality
32
AQI
Moderate
-9 in 6h

PM2.5 at 12.9 µg/m³ (AQI 58) with a 0.90 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust. AQI down 9 over the last 6 hours (steady decline since this morning).

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

PM 2.5DRIVERModerate
12.9μg/m³
PM 10Good
14μg/m³
NO₂Good
5μg/m³
OzoneGood
47μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 12.9 µg/m³ (AQI 58) with a 0.90 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.90
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Whitney, NE
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
100%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
25.3mi
UNLIMITED
131 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
17:09 UTC ·Whitney, 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
17:09 UTC ·Whitney, NE · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Whitney, NE
Satellite · infrared · animated
Whitney, NE
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Whitney, NE
Almanac · Thursday, June 4
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
10:43 AM
Sunrise
5:15 AM
Daylight
15h 12m
Sunset
8:27 PM
Civil dusk
3:02 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Whitney, NE
The moon
Waning Gibbous
85% illuminated
Moonrise
5:33 AM
Moonset
2:48 PM
In sign
♑︎ Capricorn
Whitney, NE
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Prairie lightning bugs rise

bird
Jan 142% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Whitney at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 10°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 3 (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 — Whitney

SPC has placed Whitney in the Slight Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.

  • TODAYSLGTSlight Risk
  • TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • 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 Whitney

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.