Archer, Nebraska Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Archer weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast10%—85°68°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast16%—92°68°+7°
- MondayJul 6Overcast——92°68°0°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——93°69°+1°
- WednesdayJul 8Drizzle43%—90°67°-3°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Showers43%—86°67°-4°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle14%—89°66°+3°
AQI 60 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 6 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). PM2.5 at 13.9 µg/m³ (AQI 60) with a 0.75 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 48 now. With UV 0.1 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 12 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 48
- UV peak
- 0.1 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 12
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 13.9 µg/m³ (AQI 60) with a 0.75 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.75
- 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
- 11:52 PM
- Moonset
- 11:46 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Archer at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 12°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 23 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 68816
16-Day Forecast — Archer
- Sat85°68°10%
- Sun92°68°16%
- Mon92°68°1%
- Tue93°69°5%
- Wed90°67°43%
- Thu86°67°43%
- Fri89°66°14%
- Sat84°67°8%
- Sun86°63°6%
- Mon91°66°3%
- Tue100°68°3%
- Wed102°70°6%
- Thu113°73°10%
- Fri102°74°19%
- Sat104°75°14%
- Sun90°71°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 — Archer
SPC has placed Archer 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 Archer
- 68816