Cheney, NE Weather & Growing Conditions

Local forecast, frost dates, hardiness zone and planting guidance for Cheney, a community in Lancaster County, Nebraska.

Tonight

42°F

Slight Chance Rain Showers then Cloudy

A slight chance of rain showers before 9pm. Cloudy. Low around 42, with temperatures rising to around 44 overnight. Northwest wind 14 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.

7-day forecast for Cheney

When	Temp	Forecast	Wind	Precip
Tonight	42°F	Slight Chance Rain Showers then Cloudy	14 to 20 mph NW	23%
Wednesday	52°F	Partly Sunny	9 to 14 mph WNW	3%
Wednesday Night	40°F	Partly Cloudy	7 to 10 mph WNW	5%
Thursday	52°F	Chance Rain Showers	8 to 12 mph NW	25%
Thursday Night	37°F	Mostly Cloudy	7 mph NNW	3%
Friday	52°F	Partly Sunny	0 to 5 mph N	0%
Friday Night	36°F	Mostly Cloudy	0 to 3 mph S	0%
Saturday	60°F	Mostly Sunny	5 mph WSW	3%
Saturday Night	39°F	Mostly Clear	6 mph W	5%
Sunday	64°F	Sunny	5 mph WSW	1%
Sunday Night	42°F	Mostly Clear	5 to 9 mph SSW	0%
Monday	67°F	Sunny	7 to 10 mph WSW	0%
Monday Night	43°F	Mostly Clear	6 mph NW	0%
Tuesday	65°F	Mostly Sunny	7 mph E	1%

Forecast source: National Weather Service (api.weather.gov) for Cheney (40.726, -96.594). Updated through the day.

Growing snapshot for Cheney

Last spring frost

Apr 27

First fall frost

Oct 10

Growing season

164 days

Hardiness zone

More local growing data for Cheney: nearby ZIP 68526 weather · frost dates · planting calendar · Nebraska frost dates

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Climate data from the nearest NOAA station, Lincoln 8 Ene, Ne (8.2 mi from Cheney). Frost dates are 1991–2020 averages, not a forecast. Page updated Nov 4, 2026.