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Plattsmouth, Nebraska Weather

Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

Plattsmouth, NE
Saturday, July 4 at 3:18 PM
80
°
Overcast
Feels like
87°
Humidity
65%
Wind
4 mph
Sunrise
12:57 AM
Sunset
3:59 PM
Plattsmouth, NE
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastPlattsmouth, NE: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 68 to 87 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 68°H 87°
Plattsmouth, NE
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Light Rain
    73%
    0.12″
    82°69°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Drizzle
    0.03″
    89°68°+7°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Partly Cloudy
    85°67°-4°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    86°66°+1°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    41%
    93°68°+7°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Showers
    49%
    0.11″
    84°68°-9°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Showers
    14%
    0.21″
    82°66°-2°
Plattsmouth, NE
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NW
305° · veering 103°
Direction
NW
305°
Sustained
4
mph
Gust
6
mph
Peak 24h
17
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 17 @ 12:00a
010MPHB1B2B3B4-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 112SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Plattsmouth, NE
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
978.3
0.0 mb in 3h · steady · 28.89 inHg
Now
978.3
mb
3h
0.0
mb
12h
+4.6
mb
24h
+1.7
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 974979
965970975980985-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW979.4973.5978.1
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Plattsmouth, NE
Air quality
39
AQI
Good
-1 in 6h

AQI 39 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 45 — peak already passed at 1 PM under overcast skies. Levels should ease through evening.

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

PM 2.5Good
7.8μg/m³
PM 10Good
9μg/m³
NO₂Good
3μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
96μg/m³
UV IndexHigh
6.1

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 45 — peak already passed at 1 PM under overcast skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 45
UV peak
5.8 at earlier today
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 45

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 7.8 µg/m³ (AQI 43) with a 0.84 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.84
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Plattsmouth, NE
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
100%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
51.0mi
UNLIMITED
62 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
20:18 UTC · Plattsmouth, 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
20:18 UTC · Plattsmouth, NE · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Plattsmouth, NE
Satellite · infrared · animated
Plattsmouth, NE
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Plattsmouth, NE
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:24 AM
Sunrise
12:57 AM
Daylight
15h 02m
Sunset
3:59 PM
Civil dusk
9:33 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Plattsmouth, NE
The moon
Waning Gibbous
79% illuminated
Moonrise
11:20 PM
Moonset
10:29 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Plattsmouth, NE
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

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Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Plattsmouth at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 9°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 22 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 68048

16-Day Forecast — Plattsmouth

  1. Sat83°69°73%
  2. Sun89°68°8%
  3. Mon85°67°2%
  4. Tue86°66°1%
  5. Wed93°68°41%
  6. Thu84°68°49%
  7. Fri82°66°14%
  8. Sat78°60°6%
  9. Sun79°60°6%
  10. Mon81°60°5%
  11. Tue81°63°4%
  12. Wed84°60°7%
  13. Thu92°67°13%
  14. Fri90°66°19%
  15. Sat79°64°23%
  16. Sun75°59°16%

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 — Plattsmouth

SPC has placed Plattsmouth 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 Plattsmouth

  • 68048

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.