Ainsworth, Nebraska Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Ainsworth weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Light Drizzle38%—87°62°—
- SundayJul 5Clear——92°63°+5°
- MondayJul 6Light Drizzle11%—94°65°+2°
- TuesdayJul 7Heavy Drizzle38%—95°71°+1°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast46%—80°67°-15°
- ThursdayJul 9Heavy Drizzle22%—85°65°+5°
- FridayJul 10Overcast22%—86°65°+1°
AQI 84 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±4 points). PM2.5 at 20.2 µg/m³, PM10 at 27.5 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
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 48 now. With UV 0.6 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 12 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 48
- UV peak
- 0.6 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 12
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 20.2 µg/m³, PM10 at 27.5 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.73
- Wind
- breezy
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- background
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
- 11:59 PM
- Moonset
- 11:53 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Ainsworth at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 8°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 1 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 69210
16-Day Forecast — Ainsworth
- Sat87°62°38%
- Sun92°62°9%
- Mon94°65°11%
- Tue95°71°38%
- Wed80°67°46%
- Thu85°65°22%
- Fri86°65°22%
- Sat83°61°12%
- Sun91°65°6%
- Mon96°69°5%
- Tue100°70°6%
- Wed106°71°10%
- Thu113°74°12%
- Fri91°75°17%
- Sat106°69°10%
- Sun82°68°15%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of July 5, 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 — Ainsworth
SPC has placed Ainsworth in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
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 Ainsworth
- 69210