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Tilden, Nebraska Weather

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

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

Tilden, NE
Saturday, July 4 at 5:31 PM
86
°
Clear
Feels like
92°
Humidity
51%
Wind
1 mph
Sunrise
1:01 AM
Sunset
4:10 PM
Tilden, NE
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastTilden, NE: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 68 to 92 degrees Fahrenheit with a 20% chance of precipitation at 10 PM.
L 68°H 92°
Tilden, NE
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Foggy
    20%
    86°69°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Drizzle
    12%
    0.02″
    92°68°+6°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    93°68°+1°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    94°70°+1°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Light Drizzle
    35%
    91°71°-3°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Thunderstorm
    30%
    0.22″
    90°60°-1°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    22%
    83°63°-7°
Tilden, NE
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSW
207° · veering 105°
Direction
SSW
207°
Sustained
1
mph
Gust
4
mph
Peak 24h
15
avg 5
Beaufort · 1 · LIGHT AIR
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 · pk 15 @ 12:00p
010MPHB1B2B3B4-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 101SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Tilden, NE
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
956.5
-0.1 mb in 3h · steady · 28.25 inHg
Now
956.5
mb
3h
-0.1
mb
12h
+3.1
mb
24h
+1.9
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 953958
945950955960965-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW957.7952.5956.9
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Tilden, NE
Air quality
60
AQI
Moderate
0 in 6h

AQI 60 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 14.7 µg/m³ (AQI 61) with a 0.72 fine-to-coarse ratio and 1 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.

PM 2.5DRIVERModerate
14.7μg/m³
PM 10Good
20μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneUnhealthy SG
104μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
2.6

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 49 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 49
UV peak
2.2 at earlier today
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 49

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 14.7 µg/m³ (AQI 61) with a 0.72 fine-to-coarse ratio and 1 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.72
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Tilden, NE
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
77.3mi
UNLIMITED
76 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
22:31 UTC · Tilden, 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
22:31 UTC · Tilden, NE · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Tilden, NE
Satellite · infrared · animated
Tilden, NE
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Tilden, NE
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:28 AM
Sunrise
1:01 AM
Daylight
15h 09m
Sunset
4:10 PM
Civil dusk
9:45 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Tilden, NE
The moon
Waning Gibbous
78% illuminated
Moonrise
11:30 PM
Moonset
10:36 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Tilden, NE
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

bird
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Tilden at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 16°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 28 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 68781

16-Day Forecast — Tilden

  1. Sat86°69°20%
  2. Sun92°68°12%
  3. Mon93°68°1%
  4. Tue94°70°5%
  5. Wed91°71°35%
  6. Thu90°60°30%
  7. Fri83°63°22%
  8. Sat83°59°16%
  9. Sun81°62°7%
  10. Mon84°65°4%
  11. Tue89°67°4%
  12. Wed94°65°10%
  13. Thu100°68°10%
  14. Fri94°66°16%
  15. Sat84°61°7%
  16. Sun85°58°22%

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 — Tilden

SPC has placed Tilden in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.

  • TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
  • TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
  • 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 Tilden

  • 68781

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.