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Surprise, Nebraska Weather

Warm wind sweeps the tallgrass. Day 16 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

Surprise, NE
Monday, July 6 at 2:10 PM
88
°
Clear
Feels like
94°
Humidity
44%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
1:03 AM
Sunset
4:04 PM
Surprise, NE
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastSurprise, NE: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 68 to 90 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 68°H 90°
Surprise, NE
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 6
    Clear
    90°66°
  2. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    93°68°+3°
  3. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Light Drizzle
    55%
    94°70°+1°
  4. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Drizzle
    60%
    90°70°-4°
  5. Friday
    Jul 10
    Showers
    37%
    0.01″
    90°65°
  6. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Overcast
    95°69°+5°
  7. Sunday
    Jul 12
    Overcast
    98°71°+3°
Surprise, NE
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSE
150° · backing 24°
Direction
SSE
150°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
9
mph
Peak 24h
14
avg 6 mph
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE 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 mph · pk 14 mph @ 2:00a
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 179SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 24° from the sse.
Surprise, NE
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
962.4
-1.1 mb in 3h · falling · 28.42 inHg
Now
962.4
mb
3h
-1.1
mb
12h
+0.3
mb
24h
-1.0
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 961964
955960965970-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW963.7961.1962.4
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Surprise, NE
Air quality
39
AQI
Good
+13 in 6hPeak ~63 @ 11 PM

AQI 39 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 13 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Ozone at AQI 71 now. With UV 8.6 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 81.

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

PM 2.5Good
3.5μg/m³
PM 10Good
5μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
120μg/m³
UV IndexVery high
8.6

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.

Present
AQI 71
UV peak
8.6 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 81
Surprise, NE
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
89.5mi
UNLIMITED
91 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
19:10 UTC · Surprise, 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
19:10 UTC · Surprise, NE · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Surprise, NE
Satellite · infrared · animated
Surprise, NE
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Surprise, NE
Almanac · Monday, July 6
When the stars begin to huddle, the earth will soon become a puddle.
Civil dawn
5:31 AM
Sunrise
1:03 AM
Daylight
15h 01m
Sunset
4:04 PM
Civil dusk
9:39 PM
Planting note
Sow fall broccoli and cabbage indoors for transplant in 4 weeks.
Surprise, NE
The moon
Last Quarter
60% illuminated
Moonrise
12:10 AM
Moonset
12:51 PM
In sign
♈︎ Aries
Surprise, NE
Microseason
Jul 6–10

Warm wind sweeps the tallgrass

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Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Surprise at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 17°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 23 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 6–10
  • Planting window: Sow fall broccoli and cabbage indoors for transplant in 4 weeks.

ZIP code: 68667

16-Day Forecast — Surprise

  1. Mon90°66°0%
  2. Tue93°68°1%
  3. Wed94°70°55%
  4. Thu90°70°60%
  5. Fri90°65°37%
  6. Sat95°69°9%
  7. Sun98°71°4%
  8. Mon103°73°2%
  9. Tue106°76°2%
  10. Wed95°73°9%
  11. Thu69°56°13%
  12. Fri72°55°14%
  13. Sat83°60°21%
  14. Sun86°64°13%
  15. Mon90°63°15%
  16. Tue83°67°17%

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 — Surprise

SPC has placed Surprise 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 Surprise

  • 68667

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.