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 5Mostly Clear——92°60°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast——96°66°+4°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast27%—95°70°-1°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast31%—93°71°-2°
- ThursdayJul 9Heavy Showers53%1.1″93°64°0°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle53%—87°63°-6°
- SaturdayJul 11Clear——95°65°+8°
AQI 51 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±4 points). Ozone at AQI 71 — 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.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 71 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 71
- UV peak
- 7.9 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 71
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 9.8 µg/m³, PM10 at 12.5 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.78
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- background
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: 22°F above 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
16-Day Forecast — North Platte
- Sun92°60°4%
- Mon96°66°1%
- Tue95°70°27%
- Wed93°71°31%
- Thu93°64°53%
- Fri87°63°53%
- Sat95°65°6%
- Sun105°71°3%
- Mon106°72°4%
- Tue113°74°4%
- Wed97°76°12%
- Thu94°69°13%
- Fri95°70°17%
- Sat100°71°28%
- Sun101°74°35%
- Mon103°74°20%
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