Alexandria, Nebraska Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Alexandria weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Light Drizzle34%0.01″86°68°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast19%—89°67°+3°
- MondayJul 6Overcast——91°69°+2°
- TuesdayJul 7Partly Cloudy——95°68°+4°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast33%—101°73°+6°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle39%—94°70°-7°
- FridayJul 10Showers18%0.67″94°67°0°
AQI 32 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 6.8 µg/m³, PM10 at 9.1 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 during the projected peak around 10 PM.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 36. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~78%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 36
- UV peak
- 3.9 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 9
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 6.8 µg/m³, PM10 at 9.1 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.75
- Wind
- breezy
- Recent rain
- 1h 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
- 11:25 PM
- Moonset
- 10:36 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Alexandria at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 73°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: April 17 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 68303
16-Day Forecast — Alexandria
- Sat86°68°34%
- Sun89°67°19%
- Mon91°69°1%
- Tue95°68°1%
- Wed101°73°33%
- Thu94°70°39%
- Fri94°67°18%
- Sat88°66°14%
- Sun84°63°4%
- Mon94°61°2%
- Tue101°68°2%
- Wed89°70°9%
- Thu86°68°11%
- Fri90°68°14%
- Sat88°67°16%
- Sun98°69°23%
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 — Alexandria
SPC has placed Alexandria in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- 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 Alexandria
- 68303