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Crete, Nebraska Weather

Thunderheads boil and break at dusk. Day 16 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

Crete, NE
Monday, July 6 at 2:10 PM
87
°
Clear
Feels like
94°
Humidity
49%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
1:03 AM
Sunset
4:01 PM
Crete, NE
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastCrete, NE: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 67 to 89 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 67°H 89°
Crete, NE
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 6
    Clear
    88°66°
  2. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    91°67°+3°
  3. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    48%
    95°68°+4°
  4. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Light Drizzle
    59%
    94°75°-1°
  5. Friday
    Jul 10
    Heavy Showers
    37%
    0.56″
    91°68°-3°
  6. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Overcast
    11%
    95°70°+4°
  7. Sunday
    Jul 12
    Mostly Clear
    100°71°+5°
Crete, NE
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
ESE
121° · backing 25°
Direction
ESE
121°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
6
mph
Peak 24h
14
avg 4 mph
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 4 mph · pk 14 mph @ 8:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 158SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Crete, NE
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
968.2
-1.2 mb in 3h · falling · 28.59 inHg
Now
968.2
mb
3h
-1.2
mb
12h
+0.3
mb
24h
-1.0
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 967970
960965970975-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW969.7966.9968.2
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Crete, NE
Air quality
37
AQI
Good
+7 in 6hPeak ~61 @ 11 PM

AQI 37 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 7 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Ozone at AQI 73 now. With UV 8.6 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 84.

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

PM 2.5Good
2.7μg/m³
PM 10Good
4μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
121μg/m³
UV IndexVery high
8.6

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 73 now. With UV 8.6 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 84.

Present
AQI 73
UV peak
8.6 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 84
Crete, NE
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
83.2mi
UNLIMITED
85 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
19:10 UTC · Crete, NE · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · up to 10848 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
19:10 UTC · Crete, NE · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Crete, NE
Satellite · infrared · animated
Crete, NE
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Crete, NE
Almanac · Monday, July 6
When the stars begin to huddle, the earth will soon become a puddle.
Civil dawn
5:31 AM
Sunrise
1:03 AM
Daylight
14h 58m
Sunset
4:01 PM
Civil dusk
9:35 PM
Planting note
Sow fall broccoli and cabbage indoors for transplant in 4 weeks.
Crete, NE
The moon
Last Quarter
60% illuminated
Moonrise
12:09 AM
Moonset
12:50 PM
In sign
♈︎ Aries
Crete, NE
Microseason
Jul 6–10

Thunderheads boil and break at dusk

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Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Crete at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 16°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 20 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 6–10
  • Planting window: Sow fall broccoli and cabbage indoors for transplant in 4 weeks.

ZIP code: 68333

16-Day Forecast — Crete

  1. Mon88°66°0%
  2. Tue91°67°0%
  3. Wed95°68°48%
  4. Thu94°75°59%
  5. Fri91°68°37%
  6. Sat95°70°11%
  7. Sun100°71°5%
  8. Mon104°74°3%
  9. Tue107°74°3%
  10. Wed97°75°8%
  11. Thu71°57°9%
  12. Fri71°56°15%
  13. Sat84°60°16%
  14. Sun87°64°10%
  15. Mon90°68°19%
  16. Tue80°70°24%

Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).

Right now in the garden

Peak growing season

As of July 6, 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 — Crete

SPC has placed Crete in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms day after tomorrow.

  • TODAYNONENo severe risk
  • TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
  • DAY 3MRGLMarginal Risk

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 Crete

  • 68333

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.