Valentine, Nebraska Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Valentine weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Clear——91°60°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast——98°66°+7°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle53%—98°70°0°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle53%—94°67°-4°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Showers38%0.12″91°66°-3°
- FridayJul 10Overcast38%—89°66°-2°
- SaturdayJul 11Clear——98°69°+9°
AQI 50 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 7 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). Ozone at AQI 65 — 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.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 65 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 65
- UV peak
- 8.5 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 65
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
- 12:02 AM
- Moonset
- 11:56 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Valentine at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 21°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 3 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 69201
16-Day Forecast — Valentine
- Sun91°60°0%
- Mon98°65°6%
- Tue98°70°53%
- Wed94°67°53%
- Thu91°66°38%
- Fri89°66°38%
- Sat98°69°7%
- Sun109°75°4%
- Mon107°68°6%
- Tue118°80°8%
- Wed99°65°15%
- Thu98°69°21%
- Fri99°72°32%
- Sat104°77°20%
- Sun101°70°28%
- Mon106°71°24%
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 — Valentine
SPC has placed Valentine in the Slight Risk category for severe thunderstorms day after tomorrow.
- TODAYNONENo severe risk
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3SLGTSlight Risk
Scattered severe storms possible. A few tornadoes, hail, and damaging wind gusts possible.
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 Valentine
- 69201