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 5Clear——90°66°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast——92°66°+2°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——96°67°+4°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast20%—97°72°+1°
- ThursdayJul 9T-storm w/ Hail36%0.44″98°66°+1°
- FridayJul 10Showers36%—89°64°-9°
- SaturdayJul 11Clear——94°64°+5°
AQI 45 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 71 now. With UV 8.9 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 84 around 1 PM.
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 71 now. With UV 8.9 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 84 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 71
- UV peak
- 8.9 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 84
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 15.4 µg/m³, PM10 at 21.0 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.73
- Wind
- light
- 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
- 11:58 PM
- Moonset
- 11:54 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Arapahoe at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 16°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
- Sun90°66°3%
- Mon92°66°1%
- Tue96°67°7%
- Wed97°72°20%
- Thu98°66°36%
- Fri89°64°36%
- Sat94°64°4%
- Sun105°71°1%
- Mon105°74°1%
- Tue115°70°4%
- Wed111°76°4%
- Thu98°70°22%
- Fri98°72°19%
- Sat101°70°21%
- Sun104°74°30%
- Mon103°75°20%
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 includes Arapahoe in the general thunderstorm area day after tomorrow — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- TODAYNONENo severe risk
- TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
Thunderstorms possible. Not severe, but capable of producing lightning and brief heavy rain.
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