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Parks, Nebraska Weather

Wind builds through canyons. Day 16 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

Parks, NE
Monday, July 6 at 1:09 PM
94
°
Clear
Feels like
93°
Humidity
28%
Wind
14 mph
Sunrise
11:24 PM
Sunset
2:18 PM
Parks, NE
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastParks, NE: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 66 to 97 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 66°H 97°
Parks, NE
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 6
    Clear
    97°64°
  2. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    97°66°
  3. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Light Showers
    43%
    97°73°
  4. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Showers
    65%
    0.20″
    94°67°-3°
  5. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    65%
    94°66°
  6. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Overcast
    14%
    96°72°+2°
  7. Sunday
    Jul 12
    Clear
    98°73°+2°
Parks, NE
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSE
164° · veering 59°
Direction
SSE
164°
Sustained
14
mph
Gust
17
mph
Peak 24h
19
avg 9 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 9 mph · pk 19 mph @ 7:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 2418SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A fresh breeze drives the sse-bound air across the harbor.
Parks, NE
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
910.1
+0.8 mb in 3h · rising · 26.88 inHg
Now
910.1
mb
3h
+0.8
mb
12h
+2.9
mb
24h
-1.2
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 906911
900905910915920-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW911.3905.6910.1
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Parks, NE
Air quality
38
AQI
Good
-3 in 6hPeak ~57 @ 11 PM

AQI 38 (Good), driven by Ozone. Ozone at AQI 78 now. With UV 9.7 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 101.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

PM 2.5Good
4.3μg/m³
PM 10Good
6μg/m³
NO₂Good
0μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
124μg/m³
UV IndexVery high
9.7

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 78 now. With UV 9.7 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 101.

Present
AQI 78
UV peak
9.7 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 101
Parks, NE
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
136.6mi
UNLIMITED
138 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
19:09 UTC · Parks, 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
19:09 UTC · Parks, NE · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Parks, NE
Satellite · infrared · animated
Parks, NE
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Parks, NE
Almanac · Monday, July 6
When the stars begin to huddle, the earth will soon become a puddle.
Civil dawn
4:52 AM
Sunrise
11:24 PM
Daylight
14h 54m
Sunset
2:18 PM
Civil dusk
8:52 PM
Planting note
Sow fall broccoli and cabbage indoors for transplant in 4 weeks.
Parks, NE
The moon
Last Quarter
60% illuminated
Moonrise
11:28 PM
Moonset
12:09 PM
In sign
♈︎ Aries
Parks, NE
Microseason
Jul 6–10

Wind builds through canyons

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Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Parks at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 22°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 16 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 6–10
  • Planting window: Sow fall broccoli and cabbage indoors for transplant in 4 weeks.

ZIP code: 69041

16-Day Forecast — Parks

  1. Mon97°64°1%
  2. Tue97°66°6%
  3. Wed97°73°43%
  4. Thu94°67°65%
  5. Fri94°66°65%
  6. Sat96°72°14%
  7. Sun98°73°2%
  8. Mon99°75°1%
  9. Tue105°77°6%
  10. Wed105°79°15%
  11. Thu79°63°16%
  12. Fri76°59°23%
  13. Sat89°62°27%
  14. Sun94°65°17%
  15. Mon94°71°21%
  16. Tue92°70°25%

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 — Parks

SPC has placed Parks 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 Parks

  • 69041

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.