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Princeton, Nebraska Weather

Thunderheads boil and break at dusk. Day 16 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

Princeton, NE
Monday, July 6 at 3:08 PM
87
°
Clear
Feels like
93°
Humidity
45%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
1:02 AM
Sunset
4:00 PM
Princeton, NE
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastPrinceton, NE: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 68 to 90 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 68°H 90°
Princeton, NE
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 6
    Clear
    88°66°
  2. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    91°68°+3°
  3. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    46%
    94°70°+3°
  4. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Light Drizzle
    62%
    93°74°-1°
  5. Friday
    Jul 10
    Showers
    39%
    0.03″
    92°69°-1°
  6. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Overcast
    11%
    94°69°+2°
  7. Sunday
    Jul 12
    Overcast
    100°71°+6°
Princeton, NE
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
ESE
109° · veering 39°
Direction
ESE
109°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
8
mph
Peak 24h
13
avg 5 mph
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 5 mph · pk 13 mph @ 8:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 175SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Princeton, NE
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
966.3
-1.1 mb in 3h · falling · 28.53 inHg
Now
966.3
mb
3h
-1.1
mb
12h
+0.8
mb
24h
-0.5
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 965967
960965970975-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW967.4964.5966.3
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Princeton, NE
Air quality
43
AQI
Good
+11 in 6hPeak ~60 @ 11 PM

AQI 43 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 11 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). 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 2.5Good
3.3μg/m³
PM 10Good
5μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
118μg/m³
UV IndexVery high
7.7

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
7.3 at earlier today
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 68
Princeton, NE
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
80.3mi
UNLIMITED
82 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
20:08 UTC · Princeton, 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
20:08 UTC · Princeton, NE · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Princeton, NE
Satellite · infrared · animated
Princeton, NE
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Princeton, NE
Almanac · Monday, July 6
When the stars begin to huddle, the earth will soon become a puddle.
Civil dawn
5:30 AM
Sunrise
1:02 AM
Daylight
14h 58m
Sunset
4:00 PM
Civil dusk
9:34 PM
Planting note
Sow fall broccoli and cabbage indoors for transplant in 4 weeks.
Princeton, NE
The moon
Last Quarter
59% illuminated
Moonrise
12:07 AM
Moonset
12:48 PM
In sign
♈︎ Aries
Princeton, NE
Microseason
Jul 6–10

Thunderheads boil and break at dusk

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Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Princeton at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 16°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 19 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 6–10
  • Planting window: Sow fall broccoli and cabbage indoors for transplant in 4 weeks.

16-Day Forecast — Princeton

  1. Mon88°66°0%
  2. Tue91°68°0%
  3. Wed94°70°46%
  4. Thu93°74°62%
  5. Fri92°69°39%
  6. Sat94°69°11%
  7. Sun100°71°6%
  8. Mon104°75°3%
  9. Tue107°75°3%
  10. Wed96°72°8%
  11. Thu72°57°9%
  12. Fri73°55°10%
  13. Sat84°59°19%
  14. Sun88°63°14%
  15. Mon90°66°21%
  16. Tue81°69°30%

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 — Princeton

SPC has placed Princeton in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms day after tomorrow.

  • TODAYNONENo severe risk
  • TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
  • 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 Princeton

  • 68404

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.