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Otoe, Nebraska Weather

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

Otoe, NE
Saturday, July 4 at 10:36 PM
72
°
Clear
Feels like
78°
Humidity
89%
Wind
4 mph
Sunrise
12:58 AM
Sunset
3:59 PM
Otoe, NE
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastOtoe, NE: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 66 to 87 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 66°H 87°
Otoe, NE
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Heavy Drizzle
    71%
    0.10″
    79°66°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    87°66°+8°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Partly Cloudy
    88°69°+1°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    90°69°+2°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Light Drizzle
    49%
    96°70°+6°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Showers
    50%
    84°69°-12°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    25%
    89°68°+5°
Otoe, NE
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
ESE
105° · backing 21°
Direction
ESE
105°
Sustained
4
mph
Gust
5
mph
Peak 24h
26
avg 6
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 6 · pk 26 @ 1:00a
010MPHB1B2B3B4-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 123SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Otoe, NE
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
975.0
+1.4 mb in 3h · rising · 28.79 inHg
Now
975.0
mb
3h
+1.4
mb
12h
-2.5
mb
24h
+1.9
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 972978
965970975980985-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW977.7971.5975.2
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
The low is filling — pressure climbing out of storm territory.
Otoe, NE
Air quality
46
AQI
Good
+7 in 6h

AQI 46 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 7 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). PM2.5 at 12.4 µg/m³ (AQI 57) with a 0.79 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 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
12.4μg/m³
PM 10Good
16μg/m³
NO₂Good
19μg/m³
OzoneGood
59μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 12.4 µg/m³ (AQI 57) with a 0.79 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.79
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Otoe, NE
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
39.5mi
UNLIMITED
49 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
03:36 UTC · Otoe, 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
03:36 UTC · Otoe, NE · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Otoe, NE
Satellite · infrared · animated
Otoe, NE
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Otoe, NE
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:26 AM
Sunrise
12:58 AM
Daylight
15h 01m
Sunset
3:59 PM
Civil dusk
9:33 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Otoe, NE
The moon
Waning Gibbous
76% illuminated
Moonrise
11:44 PM
Moonset
11:38 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Otoe, NE
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Otoe at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 72°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: April 20 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 68417

16-Day Forecast — Otoe

  1. Sat79°66°71%
  2. Sun87°66°2%
  3. Mon88°69°1%
  4. Tue90°69°2%
  5. Wed96°70°49%
  6. Thu84°69°50%
  7. Fri89°68°25%
  8. Sat82°68°4%
  9. Sun83°62°4%
  10. Mon90°63°3%
  11. Tue97°69°2%
  12. Wed99°71°5%
  13. Thu109°74°10%
  14. Fri98°76°10%
  15. Sat109°76°16%
  16. Sun93°75°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 — Otoe

SPC has placed Otoe in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.

  • TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
  • TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • DAY 3NONENo severe 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 Otoe

  • 68417

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.