Pilger, NE Weather & Growing Conditions
Local forecast, frost dates, hardiness zone and planting guidance for Pilger, a village in Stanton County, Nebraska.
Today
71°F
Patchy Smoke
Patchy smoke and a chance of showers and thunderstorms before 10am, then patchy smoke and showers and thunderstorms likely between 10am and 11am, then patchy smoke and a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 11am and 3pm, then patchy smoke and showers and thunderstorms likely between 3pm and 4pm, then patchy smoke and a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 4pm and 5pm, then showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy. High near 71, with temperatures falling to around 69 in the afternoon. North wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
7-day forecast for Pilger
| When | Temp | Forecast | Wind | Precip |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Today | 71°F | Patchy Smoke | 10 to 15 mph N | 71% |
| Tonight | 55°F | Patchy Smoke | 1 to 9 mph NNE | 48% |
| Wednesday | 74°F | Slight Chance Rain Showers then Partly Sunny | 2 to 6 mph ENE | 22% |
| Wednesday Night | 53°F | Mostly Clear | 0 to 5 mph SSE | 1% |
| Thursday | 81°F | Sunny | 1 to 9 mph S | 1% |
| Thursday Night | 62°F | Mostly Clear | 3 to 9 mph S | 3% |
| Friday | 86°F | Sunny | 3 to 10 mph SSW | 3% |
| Friday Night | 65°F | Mostly Clear | 5 to 9 mph S | 7% |
| Saturday | 91°F | Sunny | 3 to 17 mph S | 3% |
| Saturday Night | 69°F | Mostly Clear | 9 to 17 mph S | 10% |
| Sunday | 90°F | Mostly Sunny | 8 to 14 mph SSE | 10% |
| Sunday Night | 70°F | Mostly Clear | 10 to 15 mph SSE | 11% |
| Monday | 90°F | Mostly Sunny | 10 to 17 mph SE | 11% |
| Monday Night | 69°F | Partly Cloudy then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms | 9 to 17 mph E | 18% |
Forecast source: National Weather Service (api.weather.gov) for Pilger (42.007, -97.055). Updated through the day.
Growing snapshot for Pilger
Last spring frost
Apr 30
First fall frost
Oct 7
Growing season
160 days
Hardiness zone
5b
More local growing data for Pilger: nearby ZIP 68768 weather · frost dates · planting calendar · Nebraska frost dates
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Climate data from the nearest NOAA station, Stanton 7Ne, Ne (6.1 mi from Pilger). Frost dates are 1991–2020 averages, not a forecast. Page updated Aug 4, 2026.