Arapahoe, Nebraska Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Arapahoe weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast31%—89°71°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast——92°67°+3°
- MondayJul 6Overcast——93°68°+1°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast10%—96°69°+3°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle20%—95°72°-1°
- ThursdayJul 9Heavy Showers24%2.0″92°65°-3°
- FridayJul 10Drizzle24%—90°69°-2°
AQI 57 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 11.4 µg/m³ (AQI 55) with a 0.80 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 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 11.4 µg/m³ (AQI 55) with a 0.80 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.80
- Wind
- light
- 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
- 11:58 PM
- Moonset
- 11:54 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Arapahoe at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 3°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 18 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 68922
16-Day Forecast — Arapahoe
- Sat89°71°31%
- Sun92°67°3%
- Mon93°68°2%
- Tue96°69°10%
- Wed95°72°20%
- Thu92°65°24%
- Fri90°69°24%
- Sat86°67°7%
- Sun87°66°1%
- Mon92°67°1%
- Tue99°68°6%
- Wed103°71°14%
- Thu105°73°19%
- Fri106°78°18%
- Sat106°75°23%
- Sun91°74°19%
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 — Arapahoe
SPC has placed Arapahoe in the Slight Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYSLGTSlight Risk
- TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
- DAY 3NONENo severe risk
Scattered severe storms possible. A few tornadoes, hail, and damaging wind gusts possible.
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 Arapahoe
- 68922