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White Clay, Nebraska Weather

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

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

White Clay, NE
Saturday, July 4 at 1:18 PM
84
°
Clear
Feels like
90°
Humidity
42%
Wind
2 mph
Sunrise
11:16 PM
Sunset
2:32 PM
White Clay, NE
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastWhite Clay, NE: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 63 to 93 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 63°H 93°
White Clay, NE
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Overcast
    88°59°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Clear
    96°63°+8°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Light Rain
    36%
    0.11″
    102°69°+6°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Light Drizzle
    69%
    0.01″
    100°69°-2°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Light Drizzle
    69%
    88°66°-12°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Drizzle
    35%
    91°64°+3°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Clear
    25%
    86°62°-5°
White Clay, NE
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
E
084° · backing 59°
Direction
E
084°
Sustained
2
mph
Gust
6
mph
Peak 24h
24
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 24 @ 7:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 1610SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 59° from the e.
White Clay, NE
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
905.6
+1.5 mb in 3h · rising · 26.74 inHg
Now
905.6
mb
3h
+1.5
mb
12h
+6.4
mb
24h
+3.4
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 899906
890895900905910-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW905.6898.5905.6
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
The low is filling — pressure climbing out of storm territory.
White Clay, NE
Air quality
59
AQI
Moderate
+4 in 6h

AQI 59 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±4 points). Ozone at AQI 70 now. With UV 4.3 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 40 around 1 PM.

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

PM 2.5Moderate
16.4μg/m³
PM 10Good
23μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
119μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
4.3

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 70 now. With UV 4.3 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 40 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 70
UV peak
4.3 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 40

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 16.4 µg/m³ (AQI 65) with a 0.73 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.73
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
White Clay, NE
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
94.8mi
UNLIMITED
92 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
19:18 UTC · White Clay, 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
19:18 UTC · White Clay, NE · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
White Clay, NE
Satellite · infrared · animated
White Clay, NE
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
White Clay, NE
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
4:42 AM
Sunrise
11:16 PM
Daylight
15h 16m
Sunset
2:32 PM
Civil dusk
9:08 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
White Clay, NE
The moon
Waning Gibbous
79% illuminated
Moonrise
10:50 PM
Moonset
9:55 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
White Clay, NE
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

bird
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

White Clay at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 15°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 4 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

16-Day Forecast — White Clay

  1. Sat88°59°4%
  2. Sun96°63°1%
  3. Mon102°69°36%
  4. Tue100°69°69%
  5. Wed88°66°69%
  6. Thu91°64°35%
  7. Fri86°62°25%
  8. Sat88°60°8%
  9. Sun99°67°3%
  10. Mon101°69°7%
  11. Tue104°71°14%
  12. Wed109°75°18%
  13. Thu93°73°27%
  14. Fri92°67°29%
  15. Sat86°58°34%
  16. Sun93°61°35%

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 — White Clay

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

  • TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
  • TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
  • DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms

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 White Clay

  • 69365
  • 69360

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.