Historical weather data, all-time temperature records, and monthly climate averages for Grand Island, NE. Explore typical weather conditions by week for trip planning, and see how today compares to the historical record.
April 5 in Grand Island runs mild but variable — expect a high around 60° and a low near 33°, though history shows this date has swung wildly from 89° in 1991 down to 16° in 1982. There's a modest 22% chance of precipitation today, with a small 5% shot at snow.
Grand Island plays for keeps: the thermometer has hit 111° in July and crashed to -28° in January, a jaw-dropping 139-degree swing over the station's history. A single May storm once dumped 6.5 inches of rain in one day, and a March blizzard buried the city under 17.8 inches of snow overnight in 2006.
Summer is the main event here, with average highs peaking at 89° during the second week of July before a gradual cool-down through fall. Winter is genuinely cold — January highs barely crack 32° — so plan accordingly if you're visiting between December and February. May through June is the wettest stretch, with late May averaging over an inch of precipitation in a single week.