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Lodgepole, Nebraska Weather

Warm wind sweeps the tallgrass. Day 16 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

Lodgepole, NE
Sunday, July 5 at 6:30 PM
89
°
Clear
Feels like
82°
Humidity
25%
Wind
17 mph
Sunrise
11:24 PM
Sunset
2:26 PM
Lodgepole, NE
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastLodgepole, NE: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 65 to 98 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 65°H 98°
Lodgepole, NE
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Clear
    95°58°
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Drizzle
    0.03″
    98°65°+3°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Light Showers
    62%
    0.06″
    98°65°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Drizzle
    62%
    91°67°-7°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Light Showers
    64%
    0.14″
    91°63°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    41%
    90°63°-1°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Clear
    97°68°+7°
Lodgepole, NE
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SE
128° · backing 68°
Direction
SE
128°
Sustained
17
mph
Gust
24
mph
Peak 24h
24
avg 7 mph
Beaufort · 4 · MOD 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 mph · pk 24 mph @ 6:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 2614SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A fresh breeze drives the se-bound air across the harbor.
Lodgepole, NE
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
885.6
-2.1 mb in 3h · falling rapidly · 26.15 inHg
Now
885.6
mb
3h
-2.1
mb
12h
+3.1
mb
24h
+0.1
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 883888
875880885890895-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW888.2882.6885.9
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Lodgepole, NE
Air quality
61
AQI
Moderate
+18 in 6hPeak ~73 @ 2 AM

AQI 61 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. AQI up 18 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Ozone at AQI 80 — 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
9.3μg/m³
PM 10Good
13μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
125μg/m³
UV IndexLow
1.1

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 80 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 80
UV peak
0.9 at earlier today
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 80

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 9.3 µg/m³, PM10 at 12.8 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.73
Wind
breezy
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Lodgepole, NE
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
138.4mi
UNLIMITED
156 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
00:30 UTC · Lodgepole, 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
00:30 UTC · Lodgepole, NE · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Lodgepole, NE
Satellite · infrared · animated
Lodgepole, NE
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Lodgepole, NE
Almanac · Sunday, July 5
When the stars begin to huddle, the earth will soon become a puddle.
Civil dawn
4:51 AM
Sunrise
11:24 PM
Daylight
15h 02m
Sunset
2:26 PM
Civil dusk
9:00 PM
Planting note
Sow fall broccoli and cabbage indoors for transplant in 4 weeks.
Lodgepole, NE
The moon
Waning Gibbous
68% illuminated
Moonrise
11:32 PM
Moonset
12:13 PM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Lodgepole, NE
Microseason
Jul 6–10

Warm wind sweeps the tallgrass

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Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Lodgepole at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 18°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 23 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 6–10
  • Planting window: Sow fall broccoli and cabbage indoors for transplant in 4 weeks.

ZIP code: 69149

16-Day Forecast — Lodgepole

  1. Sun93°58°1%
  2. Mon98°65°9%
  3. Tue98°65°62%
  4. Wed91°67°62%
  5. Thu91°63°64%
  6. Fri90°63°41%
  7. Sat97°68°4%
  8. Sun98°69°0%
  9. Mon98°73°4%
  10. Tue97°74°7%
  11. Wed102°74°19%
  12. Thu101°68°23%
  13. Fri95°71°26%
  14. Sat99°72°25%
  15. Sun99°76°26%
  16. Mon86°75°23%

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 — Lodgepole

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

  • TODAYNONENo severe risk
  • TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • 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 Lodgepole

  • 69149

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.