Lake Waconda, NE Weather & Growing Conditions

Local forecast, frost dates, hardiness zone and planting guidance for Lake Waconda, a community in Cass County, Nebraska.

This Afternoon

89°F

Sunny

Sunny. High near 89, with temperatures falling to around 87 in the afternoon. South wind around 13 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

7-day forecast for Lake Waconda

When	Temp	Forecast	Wind	Precip
This Afternoon	89°F	Sunny	13 mph S	1%
Tonight	68°F	Partly Cloudy then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms	5 to 12 mph SSE	38%
Saturday	81°F	Chance Showers And Thunderstorms	7 mph NNW	33%
Saturday Night	63°F	Chance Showers And Thunderstorms	8 mph N	44%
Sunday	67°F	Chance Rain Showers	9 mph NNE	45%
Sunday Night	58°F	Chance Rain Showers	5 to 8 mph NE	45%
Monday	62°F	Chance Rain Showers	8 mph NE	48%
Monday Night	54°F	Chance Rain Showers then Mostly Cloudy	3 to 7 mph NE	47%
Tuesday	62°F	Mostly Cloudy	6 mph NE	9%
Tuesday Night	50°F	Partly Cloudy	5 mph E	3%
Wednesday	65°F	Mostly Sunny	3 mph ESE	5%
Wednesday Night	55°F	Mostly Cloudy	2 mph SE	13%
Thursday	66°F	Chance Rain Showers	5 mph SE	33%
Thursday Night	57°F	Slight Chance Rain Showers	2 mph SE	19%

Forecast source: National Weather Service (api.weather.gov) for Lake Waconda (40.841, -95.858). Updated through the day.

Growing snapshot for Lake Waconda

Last spring frost

Apr 18

First fall frost

Oct 19

Growing season

182 days

Hardiness zone

More local growing data for Lake Waconda: nearby ZIP 68455 weather · frost dates · planting calendar · Nebraska frost dates

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Climate data from the nearest NOAA station, Nebraska City 2Nw, Ne (8.4 mi from Lake Waconda). Frost dates are 1991–2020 averages, not a forecast. Page updated Sep 18, 2026.