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Palisade, Nebraska Weather

Monsoon storms drench the south. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

Palisade, NE
Saturday, July 4 at 5:31 PM
90
°
Clear
Feels like
90°
Humidity
25%
Wind
4 mph
Sunrise
1:19 AM
Sunset
4:17 PM
Palisade, NE
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastPalisade, NE: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 60 to 94 degrees Fahrenheit with a 25% chance of precipitation at 9 PM.
L 60°H 94°
Palisade, NE
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Light Drizzle
    48%
    91°66°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    95°60°+4°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    94°67°-1°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Light Drizzle
    27%
    99°71°+5°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    34%
    94°70°-5°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Light Showers
    34%
    94°68°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    28%
    86°68°-8°
Palisade, NE
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSW
193° · veering 111°
Direction
SSW
193°
Sustained
4
mph
Gust
7
mph
Peak 24h
20
avg 8
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 8 · pk 20 @ 5:00a
010203040MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7B8-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 386SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Palisade, NE
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
921.5
-1.1 mb in 3h · falling · 27.21 inHg
Now
921.5
mb
3h
-1.1
mb
12h
+1.3
mb
24h
+3.9
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 916923
910915920925930-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW923.0916.4921.9
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Palisade, NE
Air quality
59
AQI
Moderate
+2 in 6h

AQI 59 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 68 — 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 2.5Moderate
15.4μg/m³
PM 10Good
22μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
118μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
3.8

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 68 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 68
UV peak
3.2 at earlier today
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 68

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 15.4 µg/m³ (AQI 63) with a 0.69 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.69
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Palisade, NE
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
146.2mi
UNLIMITED
145 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
22:31 UTC · Palisade, 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
22:31 UTC · Palisade, NE · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Palisade, NE
Satellite · infrared · animated
Palisade, NE
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Palisade, NE
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:48 AM
Sunrise
1:19 AM
Daylight
14h 58m
Sunset
4:17 PM
Civil dusk
9:51 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Palisade, NE
The moon
Waning Gibbous
78% illuminated
Moonrise
11:41 PM
Moonset
10:52 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Palisade, NE
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Monsoon storms drench the south

weather
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Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Palisade at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 19°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 18 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 69040

16-Day Forecast — Palisade

  1. Sat91°66°48%
  2. Sun95°60°3%
  3. Mon94°67°4%
  4. Tue99°71°27%
  5. Wed94°70°34%
  6. Thu94°68°34%
  7. Fri86°68°28%
  8. Sat88°66°10%
  9. Sun95°69°2%
  10. Mon90°66°4%
  11. Tue95°69°7%
  12. Wed98°71°10%
  13. Thu102°73°19%
  14. Fri90°72°19%
  15. Sat86°64°13%
  16. Sun88°62°14%

Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).

Right now in the garden

Peak growing season

As of July 4, 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 — Palisade

SPC has placed Palisade in the Slight Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.

  • TODAYSLGTSlight Risk
  • TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
  • DAY 3NONENo severe risk

Scattered severe storms possible. A few tornadoes, hail, and damaging wind gusts possible.

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 Palisade

  • 69040

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.