Wayne, NE Weather & Growing Conditions
Local forecast, frost dates, hardiness zone and planting guidance for Wayne, a city in Wayne County, Nebraska.
Overnight
63°F
Patchy Smoke
Patchy smoke and a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy. Low around 63, with temperatures rising to around 65 overnight. North wind around 17 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
7-day forecast for Wayne
| When | Temp | Forecast | Wind | Precip |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overnight | 63°F | Patchy Smoke | 17 mph N | 18% |
| Tuesday | 70°F | Patchy Smoke | 10 to 16 mph N | 77% |
| Tuesday Night | 55°F | Patchy Smoke | 1 to 8 mph N | 42% |
| Wednesday | 74°F | Patchy Smoke then Partly Sunny | 1 to 6 mph ENE | 10% |
| Wednesday Night | 53°F | Mostly Clear | 5 mph SSE | 1% |
| Thursday | 81°F | Sunny | 2 to 10 mph S | 0% |
| Thursday Night | 62°F | Mostly Clear | 5 to 10 mph S | 3% |
| Friday | 86°F | Sunny | 5 to 12 mph SSW | 3% |
| Friday Night | 66°F | Mostly Clear | 5 to 10 mph S | 9% |
| Saturday | 91°F | Sunny | 5 to 17 mph SSW | 3% |
| Saturday Night | 68°F | Mostly Clear | 10 to 18 mph S | 11% |
| Sunday | 90°F | Mostly Sunny | 9 to 15 mph SSE | 11% |
| Sunday Night | 69°F | Partly Cloudy | 10 to 16 mph SSE | 11% |
| Monday | 90°F | Mostly Sunny | 10 to 18 mph E | 11% |
Forecast source: National Weather Service (api.weather.gov) for Wayne (42.237, -97.009). Updated through the day.
Growing snapshot for Wayne
Last spring frost
Apr 29
First fall frost
Oct 11
Growing season
163 days
Hardiness zone
5a
More local growing data for Wayne: nearby ZIP 68787 weather · frost dates · planting calendar · Nebraska frost dates
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Climate data from the nearest NOAA station, Wayne, Ne (1.9 mi from Wayne). Frost dates are 1991–2020 averages, not a forecast. Page updated Aug 4, 2026.