Outdoor conditions in

Dawson

Nebraska

Outdoor planning

Now
  1. 55°Showers And Thunderstorms84% rain100% humidityGusts 9 mph
  2. 55°Showers And Thunderstorms80% rain100% humidityGusts 12 mph
  3. 59°Showers And Thunderstorms Likely73% rain96% humidityGusts 14 mph
  4. 60°Showers And Thunderstorms Likely70% rain90% humidityGusts 17 mph
  5. 59°Showers And Thunderstorms Likely66% rain86% humidityGusts 20 mph
  6. 59°Rain Showers Likely70% rain80% humidityGusts 21 mph
  7. 59°Chance Rain Showers54% rain74% humidityGusts 23 mph
  8. 60°Chance Rain Showers38% rain67% humidityGusts 25 mph
  9. 58°Slight Chance Rain Showers22% rain70% humidityGusts 28 mph
  10. 58°Slight Chance Rain Showers16% rain66% humidityGusts 28 mph
  11. 58°Mostly Cloudy10% rain65% humidityGusts 26 mph
  12. 54°Mostly Cloudy3% rain75% humidityGusts 24 mph
  13. 52°Mostly Cloudy6% rain77% humidityGusts 24 mph
  14. 52°Mostly Cloudy3% rain74% humidityGusts 23 mph
  15. 52°Partly Cloudy2% rain66% humidityGusts 24 mph
  16. 49°Mostly Clear0% rain71% humidityGusts 30 mph
  17. 47°Clear0% rain71% humidityGusts 29 mph
  18. 45°Mostly Clear0% rain73% humidityGusts 26 mph
  19. 44°Mostly Clear0% rain73% humidityGusts 26 mph
  20. 43°Partly Cloudy0% rain76% humidityGusts 26 mph
  21. 43°Mostly Clear0% rain76% humidityGusts 28 mph
  22. 43°Mostly Clear0% rain76% humidityGusts 30 mph
  23. 43°Mostly Sunny1% rain79% humidityGusts 32 mph
  24. 44°Mostly Sunny3% rain76% humidityGusts 33 mph
Extra care for

A little farther out

The next five days

Today

Today looks wet for a meaningful stretch.

Rain
84%
Humidity
65–100%
Wind
30 mph
Fri

Friday looks breezy.

Rain
3%
Humidity
45–82%
Wind
40 mph
Sat

Saturday looks fairly quiet.

Rain
0%
Humidity
36–96%
Wind
14 mph
Sun

Sunday looks fairly quiet.

Rain
0%
Humidity
36–89%
Wind
23 mph
Mon

Monday looks fairly quiet.

Rain
1%
Humidity
39–89%
Wind
14 mph
  1. 60° / 49°Today looks wet for a meaningful stretch.84% rain · Humidity 65–100% · Wind 30 mph
  2. 54° / 39°Friday looks breezy.3% rain · Humidity 45–82% · Wind 40 mph
  3. 61° / 31°Saturday looks fairly quiet.0% rain · Humidity 36–96% · Wind 14 mph
  4. 68° / 39°Sunday looks fairly quiet.0% rain · Humidity 36–89% · Wind 23 mph
  5. 71° / 46°Monday looks fairly quiet.1% rain · Humidity 39–89% · Wind 14 mph

Environmental watch

Air quality + smoke

Air quality

St. Joseph area · Updated Thu 8:26 AM
37GoodUS AQI

No fresh outlook yet.

Sky check

No plume detected overhead

Satellite view · Updated Thu 7:45 AM

Air near ground37 · Good US AQI

Rain, in motion · Past four hours

Dawson radar

Radar animation for Dawson, covering the past four hours. A marked spot changes the map view, not the forecast on this page.

Outdoor fire check

Thinking about a backyard fire?

Use extra caution.

There is no lower-concern three-hour stretch in the next 12 hours.

Next 12 hoursChoose a time to see what is driving the concern.
Selected timeNowUse caution

Thunder is possible.

Humidity
100%
Wind
5 mph
Gusts
9 mph

Check local rules. Weather is only part of the decision. Check city, county, and land-manager fire restrictions before lighting any outdoor fire.

About these readingsSources and local limits

Weather

Forecasts, alerts, and radar come from NOAA and the National Weather Service.

Air quality

This reading describes St. Joseph area, about 53 miles away. Conditions can differ at this exact spot.

Smoke

Satellite imagery shows smoke overhead. It cannot tell us how much smoke has reached breathing level.

This page represents Dawson, NE, so conditions can vary from street to street. Environmental data: AirNow · participating air agencies · preliminary real-time US AQI · NOAA Hazard Mapping System · satellite-observed smoke.