Princeton, NE Weather & Growing Conditions

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

This Afternoon

56°F

Rain Showers

Rain showers. Cloudy. High near 56, with temperatures falling to around 51 in the afternoon. North northwest wind around 24 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.

7-day forecast for Princeton

When	Temp	Forecast	Wind	Precip
This Afternoon	56°F	Rain Showers	24 mph NNW	91%
Tonight	42°F	Chance Rain Showers then Cloudy	14 to 21 mph NW	51%
Wednesday	53°F	Partly Sunny	9 to 16 mph WNW	1%
Wednesday Night	40°F	Partly Cloudy	7 to 10 mph WNW	13%
Thursday	53°F	Slight Chance Rain Showers	9 to 13 mph NW	23%
Thursday Night	37°F	Mostly Cloudy	5 to 8 mph NNW	2%
Friday	53°F	Partly Sunny	5 mph N	0%
Friday Night	36°F	Mostly Cloudy	3 mph S	0%
Saturday	60°F	Mostly Sunny	6 mph WSW	3%
Saturday Night	40°F	Mostly Clear	6 mph W	5%
Sunday	64°F	Sunny	6 mph WSW	1%
Sunday Night	43°F	Mostly Clear	6 to 10 mph SSW	0%
Monday	67°F	Sunny	8 to 13 mph WSW	0%
Monday Night	44°F	Mostly Clear	7 mph NW	0%

Forecast source: National Weather Service (api.weather.gov) for Princeton (40.576, -96.706). Updated through the day.

Growing snapshot for Princeton

Last spring frost

Apr 23

First fall frost

Oct 12

Growing season

170 days

Hardiness zone

More local growing data for Princeton: nearby ZIP 68438 weather · frost dates · planting calendar · Nebraska frost dates

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