Adams, Nebraska Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Adams weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Heavy Rain56%0.62″82°65°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast——87°65°+5°
- MondayJul 6Overcast——91°68°+4°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——92°69°+1°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle42%—98°72°+6°
- ThursdayJul 9Showers49%0.01″90°70°-8°
- FridayJul 10Drizzle28%—86°66°-4°
AQI 41 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 10 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). PM2.5 at 10.0 µg/m³ (AQI 53) with a 0.65 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 51 — peak already passed at 1 PM under overcast skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 51
- UV peak
- 2.5 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 51
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 10.0 µg/m³ (AQI 53) with a 0.65 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.65
- Wind
- calm
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- stagnant smoke
Trends
Seven days of AQI and PM2.5.
Hourly air-quality data from the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service, charted across the past and next several days. Dashed lines mark the AQI breakpoints at 50 (Good → Moderate) and 100 (Moderate → Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups).
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
- Moonrise
- 11:22 PM
- Moonset
- 10:32 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Adams at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 11°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 19 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 68301
16-Day Forecast — Adams
- Sat82°65°56%
- Sun87°65°7%
- Mon91°68°1%
- Tue92°69°2%
- Wed98°72°42%
- Thu90°70°49%
- Fri86°66°28%
- Sat82°62°5%
- Sun83°62°4%
- Mon87°65°4%
- Tue88°67°2%
- Wed92°65°6%
- Thu96°71°24%
- Fri98°68°24%
- Sat85°64°29%
- Sun81°60°13%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of July 4, the growing season is at its peak — frost is months away. Continue succession-planting beans and summer squash. Start fall brassicas (broccoli, cabbage, kale) from seed indoors for transplanting in late summer.
SPC Convective Outlook
Storm Prediction Center — Adams
SPC has placed Adams in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3NONENo severe risk
Isolated severe storms possible. Limited threat for hail or damaging wind.
Source: NOAA / NWS Storm Prediction Center categorical convective outlook. Outlooks are re-issued multiple times per day; this page reflects the most recent SPC polygons covering the city’s coordinates.
ZIP codes in Adams
- 68301