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Gothenburg, Nebraska Weather

Monsoon storms drench the south. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

Gothenburg, NE
Sunday, July 5 at 2:42 AM
65
°
Overcast
Feels like
68°
Humidity
82%
Wind
1 mph
Sunrise
1:14 AM
Sunset
4:15 PM
Gothenburg, NE
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastGothenburg, NE: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 63 to 88 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 63°H 88°
Gothenburg, NE
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    88°63°
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    91°66°+3°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    13%
    97°68°+6°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Heavy Drizzle
    13%
    93°69°-4°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Light Showers
    32%
    91°65°-2°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    18%
    91°66°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Light Drizzle
    92°63°+1°
Gothenburg, NE
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SE
143° · veering 111°
Direction
SE
143°
Sustained
1
mph
Gust
13
mph
Peak 24h
28
avg 6
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 6 · pk 28 @ 7:00a
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 186SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 111° from the se.
Gothenburg, NE
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
925.3
-1.0 mb in 3h · falling · 27.32 inHg
Now
925.3
mb
3h
-1.0
mb
12h
-3.8
mb
24h
+1.3
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 924929
920925930935-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW929.3924.0925.4
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Gothenburg, NE
Air quality
61
AQI
Moderate
-2 in 6h

AQI 61 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 14.6 µg/m³ (AQI 61) with a 0.86 fine-to-coarse ratio and 1 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 2.5DRIVERModerate
14.6μg/m³
PM 10Good
17μg/m³
NO₂Good
14μg/m³
OzoneGood
49μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 14.6 µg/m³ (AQI 61) with a 0.86 fine-to-coarse ratio and 1 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

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

Visibility
37.1mi
UNLIMITED
102 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
07:42 UTC · Gothenburg, 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
07:42 UTC · Gothenburg, NE · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Gothenburg, NE
Satellite · infrared · animated
Gothenburg, NE
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Gothenburg, NE
Almanac · Sunday, July 5
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:42 AM
Sunrise
1:14 AM
Daylight
15h 01m
Sunset
4:15 PM
Civil dusk
9:50 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Gothenburg, NE
The moon
Waning Gibbous
75% illuminated
Moonrise
11:59 PM
Moonset
11:55 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Gothenburg, NE
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Monsoon storms drench the south

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Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Gothenburg at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 6°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 22 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 69138

15-Day Forecast — Gothenburg

  1. Sun88°63°3%
  2. Mon91°66°5%
  3. Tue97°68°13%
  4. Wed93°69°13%
  5. Thu91°65°32%
  6. Fri91°66°18%
  7. Sat92°63°5%
  8. Sun97°66°1%
  9. Mon103°67°1%
  10. Tue105°71°6%
  11. Wed105°69°11%
  12. Thu108°69°20%
  13. Fri96°67°19%
  14. Sat98°65°14%
  15. Sun107°74°14%

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 — Gothenburg

SPC includes Gothenburg in the general thunderstorm area day after tomorrow — no severe risk, but storms are possible.

  • TODAYNONENo severe risk
  • 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 Gothenburg

  • 69138

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.