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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 2:32 AM
68
°
Clear
Feels like
69°
Humidity
73%
Wind
6 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 64 to 90 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 64°H 90°
David City, NE
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    90°64°
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    91°69°+1°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    92°69°+1°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Drizzle
    37%
    89°70°-3°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Light Showers
    37%
    84°66°-5°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    15%
    81°66°-3°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Overcast
    86°62°+5°
David City, NE
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NE
041° · backing 110°
Direction
NE
041°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
8
mph
Peak 24h
16
avg 5
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 5 · pk 16 @ 1:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 156SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
David City, NE
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
956.8
-1.9 mb in 3h · falling · 28.25 inHg
Now
956.8
mb
3h
-1.9
mb
12h
-2.1
mb
24h
+0.5
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 955960
950955960965-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW959.9955.1956.7
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
David City, NE
Air quality
42
AQI
Good
-8 in 6h

AQI 42 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 8 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 9.1 µg/m³ (AQI 51) with a 0.86 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

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

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
9.1μg/m³
PM 10Good
11μg/m³
NO₂Good
18μg/m³
OzoneGood
49μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 9.1 µg/m³ (AQI 51) with a 0.86 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.86
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
David City, NE
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
6%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
47.1mi
UNLIMITED
72 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
07:32 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
07:32 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
75% 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: 68°F — typical for the season
  • 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

15-Day Forecast — David City

  1. Sun90°64°7%
  2. Mon91°69°1%
  3. Tue92°69°2%
  4. Wed89°70°37%
  5. Thu84°66°37%
  6. Fri81°66°15%
  7. Sat86°62°4%
  8. Sun88°69°3%
  9. Mon94°69°2%
  10. Tue99°71°3%
  11. Wed94°67°7%
  12. Thu96°68°19%
  13. Fri90°65°23%
  14. Sat93°67°23%
  15. Sun103°74°18%

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.