North Platte, Nebraska Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
North Platte weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Clear——94°62°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast——97°65°+3°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle29%—96°70°-1°
- WednesdayJul 8Heavy Drizzle29%—89°69°-7°
- ThursdayJul 9Thunderstorm30%—89°65°0°
- FridayJul 10Overcast30%—90°66°+1°
- SaturdayJul 11Light Drizzle——91°64°+1°
AQI 64 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±4 points). PM2.5 at 13.0 µg/m³ (AQI 58) with a 0.88 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 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.
What's driving it
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 13.0 µg/m³ (AQI 58) with a 0.88 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.88
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- stagnant smoke
Trends
Seven days of AQI and PM2.5.
Hourly air-quality data from the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service, charted across the past and next several days. Dashed lines mark the AQI breakpoints at 50 (Good → Moderate) and 100 (Moderate → Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups).
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
- Moonrise
- 12:02 AM
- Moonset
- 11:57 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
North Platte at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 7°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 23 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 69101
15-Day Forecast — North Platte
- Sun94°62°4%
- Mon97°65°6%
- Tue96°70°29%
- Wed89°69°29%
- Thu89°65°30%
- Fri90°66°30%
- Sat91°64°8%
- Sun93°68°2%
- Mon101°68°1%
- Tue102°71°6%
- Wed103°71°12%
- Thu105°76°18%
- Fri95°68°21%
- Sat97°66°21%
- Sun100°73°17%
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 — North Platte
SPC has placed North Platte 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 North Platte
- 69101
- 69103