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Valley, Nebraska Weather

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

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

Valley, NE
Saturday, July 4 at 5:31 PM
83
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
88°
Humidity
59%
Wind
4 mph
Sunrise
12:57 AM
Sunset
4:01 PM
Valley, NE
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastValley, NE: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 67 to 89 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 67°H 89°
Valley, NE
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Light Drizzle
    42%
    0.02″
    83°68°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Drizzle
    0.03″
    89°67°+6°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    86°69°-3°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    89°68°+3°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Light Showers
    42%
    92°69°+3°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Showers
    42%
    0.12″
    85°68°-7°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Showers
    22%
    0.24″
    83°65°-2°
Valley, NE
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WSW
239° · backing 172°
Direction
WSW
239°
Sustained
4
mph
Gust
6
mph
Peak 24h
19
avg 6
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 6 · pk 19 @ 4:00a
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 134SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Valley, NE
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
974.6
+0.2 mb in 3h · steady · 28.78 inHg
Now
974.6
mb
3h
+0.2
mb
12h
+2.6
mb
24h
+2.3
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 972977
965970975980985-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW976.7971.9975.2
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Valley, NE
Air quality
46
AQI
Good
+3 in 6h

AQI 46 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 58 — peak already passed at 1 PM under overcast 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
12.0μg/m³
PM 10Good
16μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
112μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
3.3

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 58 — peak already passed at 1 PM under overcast skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 58
UV peak
2.8 at earlier today
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 58

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 12.0 µg/m³ (AQI 56) with a 0.75 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.75
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Valley, NE
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
70%
MOSTLY CLOUDY
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
61.6mi
UNLIMITED
62 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 · Valley, 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 · Valley, NE · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Valley, NE
Satellite · infrared · animated
Valley, NE
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Valley, NE
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:25 AM
Sunrise
12:57 AM
Daylight
15h 04m
Sunset
4:01 PM
Civil dusk
9:36 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Valley, NE
The moon
Waning Gibbous
78% illuminated
Moonrise
11:23 PM
Moonset
10:31 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Valley, NE
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

bird
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Valley at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 13°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 24 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 68064

16-Day Forecast — Valley

  1. Sat83°68°42%
  2. Sun89°67°8%
  3. Mon86°69°1%
  4. Tue89°68°1%
  5. Wed92°69°42%
  6. Thu85°68°42%
  7. Fri83°65°22%
  8. Sat80°60°8%
  9. Sun80°61°4%
  10. Mon82°63°4%
  11. Tue83°64°3%
  12. Wed88°66°10%
  13. Thu92°70°13%
  14. Fri91°66°16%
  15. Sat80°66°23%
  16. Sun79°59°13%

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 — Valley

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

  • TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
  • TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • 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 Valley

  • 68064

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.