Potter, Nebraska Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Potter weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Clear——94°58°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast——98°64°+4°
- TuesdayJul 7Showers52%0.19″98°68°0°
- WednesdayJul 8Drizzle63%—91°67°-7°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle63%—94°66°+3°
- FridayJul 10Overcast42%—92°63°-2°
- SaturdayJul 11Clear11%—103°69°+11°
AQI 40 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 71 now. With UV 8.6 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 81 around 1 PM.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 71 now. With UV 8.6 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 81 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 71
- UV peak
- 8.6 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 81
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 12.7 µg/m³, PM10 at 18.0 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.71
- Wind
- breezy
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- background
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
- 11:12 PM
- Moonset
- 11:07 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Potter at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 21°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 23 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 69156
16-Day Forecast — Potter
- Sun94°58°1%
- Mon98°64°5%
- Tue98°68°52%
- Wed91°67°63%
- Thu94°66°63%
- Fri92°63°42%
- Sat103°69°11%
- Sun105°73°2%
- Mon106°75°6%
- Tue111°77°9%
- Wed100°72°17%
- Thu99°73°26%
- Fri97°68°29%
- Sat101°72°30%
- Sun96°71°32%
- Mon102°72°25%
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 — Potter
SPC includes Potter in the general thunderstorm area tomorrow — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- TODAYNONENo severe risk
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- 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 Potter
- 69162
- 69156