Mead, NE Weather & Growing Conditions

Local forecast, frost dates, hardiness zone and planting guidance for Mead, a village in Saunders County, Nebraska.

This Afternoon

57°F

Rain Showers Likely

Rain showers likely. Cloudy. High near 57, with temperatures falling to around 50 in the afternoon. North northwest wind around 18 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.

7-day forecast for Mead

When	Temp	Forecast	Wind	Precip
This Afternoon	57°F	Rain Showers Likely	18 mph NNW	70%
Tonight	41°F	Rain Showers Likely then Cloudy	10 to 17 mph NW	60%
Wednesday	52°F	Mostly Cloudy	8 to 13 mph WNW	5%
Wednesday Night	40°F	Mostly Cloudy then Slight Chance Rain Showers	8 mph WNW	16%
Thursday	52°F	Chance Rain Showers then Mostly Cloudy	7 to 10 mph NW	28%
Thursday Night	36°F	Mostly Cloudy	6 mph NNW	2%
Friday	52°F	Partly Sunny	0 to 3 mph N	0%
Friday Night	34°F	Mostly Cloudy	1 mph WSW	0%
Saturday	60°F	Mostly Sunny	3 mph WSW	2%
Saturday Night	38°F	Mostly Clear	3 mph W	5%
Sunday	63°F	Sunny	5 mph WSW	1%
Sunday Night	41°F	Mostly Clear	5 mph SSW	0%
Monday	66°F	Sunny	5 to 8 mph W	0%
Monday Night	41°F	Mostly Clear	5 mph NW	0%

Forecast source: National Weather Service (api.weather.gov) for Mead (41.224, -96.487). Updated through the day.

Growing snapshot for Mead

Last spring frost

Apr 25

First fall frost

Oct 13

Growing season

170 days

Hardiness zone

More local growing data for Mead: nearby ZIP 68041 weather · frost dates · planting calendar · Nebraska frost dates

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Climate data from the nearest NOAA station, Mead 6S, Ne (6.8 mi from Mead). Frost dates are 1991–2020 averages, not a forecast. Page updated Nov 4, 2026.