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David City, Nebraska Weather

Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

David City, NE
Sunday, July 5 at 3:24 PM
89
°
Clear
Feels like
96°
Humidity
40%
Wind
2 mph
Sunrise
1:01 AM
Sunset
4:04 PM
David City, NE
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastDavid City, NE: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 69 to 89 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 69°H 89°
David City, NE
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Partly Cloudy
    89°65°
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Mostly Clear
    90°69°+1°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    91°68°+1°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Light Drizzle
    43%
    93°69°+2°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Showers
    43%
    0.02″
    83°70°-10°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    21%
    0.04″
    78°63°-5°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Mostly Clear
    89°60°+11°
David City, NE
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
E
082° · backing 149°
Direction
E
082°
Sustained
2
mph
Gust
5
mph
Peak 24h
11
avg 3
Beaufort · 1 · LIGHT AIR
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 3 · pk 11 @ 12:00a
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 208SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
David City, NE
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
960.2
-0.7 mb in 3h · falling · 28.35 inHg
Now
960.2
mb
3h
-0.7
mb
12h
+2.7
mb
24h
+1.2
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 957961
950955960965-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW960.9957.1960.2
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
David City, NE
Air quality
41
AQI
Good
-1 in 6hPeak ~57 @ 11 PM

AQI 41 (Good), driven by Ozone. Ozone at AQI 66 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. 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
6.9μg/m³
PM 10Good
9μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
117μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
4.8

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 66 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 66
UV peak
4.6 at earlier today
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 66

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 6.9 µg/m³ (AQI 38) with a 0.76 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.76
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
David City, NE
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
13%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
98.3mi
UNLIMITED
98 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
20:24 UTC · David City, 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
20:24 UTC · David City, NE · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
David City, NE
Satellite · infrared · animated
David City, NE
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
David City, NE
Almanac · Sunday, July 5
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:29 AM
Sunrise
1:01 AM
Daylight
15h 03m
Sunset
4:04 PM
Civil dusk
9:39 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
David City, NE
The moon
Waning Gibbous
70% illuminated
Moonrise
11:48 PM
Moonset
11:42 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
David City, NE
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

weather
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

David City at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 19°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 24 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 68632

16-Day Forecast — David City

  1. Sun89°65°8%
  2. Mon90°68°1%
  3. Tue91°68°2%
  4. Wed93°69°43%
  5. Thu83°70°43%
  6. Fri78°63°21%
  7. Sat89°60°3%
  8. Sun99°67°3%
  9. Mon90°67°2%
  10. Tue99°64°5%
  11. Wed89°66°3%
  12. Thu90°63°13%
  13. Fri94°67°29%
  14. Sat99°68°15%
  15. Sun101°73°24%
  16. Mon102°70°19%

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

Right now in the garden

Peak growing season

As of July 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 — David City

SPC includes David City in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.

  • 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.

ZIP codes in David City

  • 68632

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.