Your nature year
Kearney, Nebraskathrough the year
When do frost, green-up and fall color come to Kearney?
The USA-NPN spring index puts first leaf here around Mar 29 and first bloom around May 2. Frost usually lets go around Apr 30 and comes back around Oct 10, according to NOAA's Kearney 4 NE station, 4 miles away: roughly 163 days without it.
Head south for the closest of the 3 places we follow around Kearney. For a day trip, Kirwin Refuge is 73 miles off; its fall & winter wildlife is winter (local timing). Homestead (122 mi) is the pick for wildflowers, late spring to summer (local timing).
Checked against 3 official sources · How we check →
Sources: US Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer (places) ↗ (opens in a new tab), US Census Bureau, city and town population estimates, 2024 ↗ (opens in a new tab), NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020 (annual/seasonal) ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Near Kearney right now
- First fall frost usually around Oct 10 · last spring frost around Apr 30NOAA 1991–2020 normals, Kearney 4 NE (4 mi, 50% dates)~7 days
- Fall & winter wildlife · next season nearby · 73 miLocal timing: winter~8 weeks
Places near Kearney
Tallgrass prairie flowers in NebraskaNational Historical Park
122 mi
Season: Late spring to summerNational Park Service ↗
Grouse on their leks in NebraskaWildlife refuge
144 mi
Best viewing: SpringU.S. Fish and Wildlife Service ↗
Kearney's nature year
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Kearney's year at a glance
- Frost possible
- Frost-free, ~Apr 30 to ~Oct 10
- First leaf ~Mar 29
- First bloom ~May 2
- Today
Frost and green-up
Last spring frost
Apr 30
Average (50% date)
First fall frost
Oct 10
About 163 days without frost between
Spring green-up
Mar 29
First bloom around May 2
Frost: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals at Kearney 4 NE (4 mi from Kearney), the day a 32 °F night is as likely as not. Green-up: the USA-NPN Spring Index, 1991–2020 average at the town.
Snow in Kearney
Snow usually becomes possible around Jan 24 (our calculation from NOAA's daily snow chances: the first day the chance of 0.1" or more of snow reaches 10%). NOAA's normals at Kearney 4 NE (4 mi away): 22 inches of snow in an average year, about 8.5 days with 1 inch or more. The National Weather Service's average date of the first measurable snow (0.1 inch or more in a day) is Nov 15, over the 1992–93 through 2021–22 seasons.
NOAA's chance of at least 0.1 inch of snow on each date (one value per week, September to May), averaged over 1991–2020. A typical year, not a forecast.
Questions people ask
When is the first frost in Kearney?
On average around Oct 10, and the last spring frost around Apr 30: about 163 days without frost between. These are NOAA's 1991–2020 normals at Kearney 4 NE, 4 miles away (the day a 32 °F night is as likely as not).
When does spring green-up reach Kearney?
The USA-NPN Spring Index puts first leaf around Mar 29 and first bloom around May 2, on average for 1991–2020 at the town.
Where can I see wildflowers near Kearney?
The nearest is Homestead (122 miles). Homestead: local timing: late spring to summer. Distances are straight-line.
Where can I see wildlife by season near Kearney?
The nearest is Valentine Refuge (144 miles). Valentine Refuge: local timing: spring. Distances are straight-line.
When does it start snowing in Kearney?
Snow usually becomes possible around Jan 24. That date is our calculation from NOAA's daily snow chances: the first day the chance of 0.1" or more of snow reaches 10%, at Kearney 4 NE. An average year brings 22 inches (NOAA 1991–2020). A typical year, not a forecast. The National Weather Service's average date of the first measurable snow (0.1 inch or more in a day) is Nov 15, over the 1992–93 through 2021–22 seasons.Sources: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020 (annual/seasonal snowfall) ↗ (opens in a new tab), NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020 (daily snowfall probabilities) ↗ (opens in a new tab), National Weather Service Hastings, Average First Snowfall Dates ↗ (opens in a new tab)
How we know
US Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer (places) (opens in a new tab) (Sep 27) · US Census Bureau, city and town population estimates, 2024 (opens in a new tab) (Sep 27) · NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020 (annual/seasonal) (opens in a new tab) (Sep 27) · USA National Phenology Network, Spring Index 1991–2020 averages (opens in a new tab) (Sep 27) · National Weather Service Hastings, Average First Snowfall Dates (opens in a new tab) (Sep 28)