Platte Center, Nebraska Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Platte Center weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast——90°64°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast——93°69°+3°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——92°70°-1°
- WednesdayJul 8Drizzle37%—89°70°-3°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle37%—84°66°-5°
- FridayJul 10Overcast20%—83°67°-1°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast——86°64°+3°
AQI 48 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±4 points). PM2.5 at 13.3 µg/m³ (AQI 59) with a 0.88 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 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 13.3 µg/m³ (AQI 59) with a 0.88 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 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
- 11:49 PM
- Moonset
- 11:43 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Platte Center at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 68°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: April 25 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 68653
15-Day Forecast — Platte Center
- Sun90°64°8%
- Mon93°69°1%
- Tue92°70°2%
- Wed89°70°37%
- Thu84°66°37%
- Fri83°67°20%
- Sat86°64°5%
- Sun87°68°2%
- Mon95°69°2%
- Tue100°70°4%
- Wed92°66°7%
- Thu97°68°17%
- Fri91°64°19%
- Sat92°66°26%
- Sun105°74°15%
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 — Platte Center
SPC includes Platte Center in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
Thunderstorms possible. Not severe, but capable of producing lightning and brief heavy rain.
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 Platte Center
- 68653