Alma, Nebraska Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Alma weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Light Drizzle29%0.01″88°71°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast——92°68°+4°
- MondayJul 6Overcast——94°68°+2°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——97°70°+3°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle28%—97°73°0°
- ThursdayJul 9Showers28%0.01″95°67°-2°
- FridayJul 10Light Showers17%0.02″94°70°-1°
AQI 51 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 10.4 µg/m³ (AQI 53) with a 0.76 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 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 31 now. With UV 0.0 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 7 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 31
- UV peak
- 0.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 7
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 10.4 µg/m³ (AQI 53) with a 0.76 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.76
- 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
- 11:56 PM
- Moonset
- 11:52 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Alma at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 74°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: 68920
16-Day Forecast — Alma
- Sat88°71°29%
- Sun92°68°5%
- Mon94°68°1%
- Tue97°70°4%
- Wed97°73°28%
- Thu95°67°28%
- Fri94°70°17%
- Sat87°68°5%
- Sun88°67°2%
- Mon94°67°1%
- Tue101°69°5%
- Wed106°71°5%
- Thu109°73°11%
- Fri110°77°13%
- Sat108°76°19%
- Sun96°75°29%
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 — Alma
SPC has placed Alma in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
- 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 Alma
- 68920