Arnold, Nebraska Weather
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Arnold weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Drizzle30%0.03″90°66°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast——93°63°+3°
- MondayJul 6Partly Cloudy——91°66°-2°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle14%—93°68°+2°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast38%—91°70°-2°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle38%—93°64°+2°
- FridayJul 10Heavy Drizzle33%0.09″91°64°-2°
AQI 71 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 7 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). PM2.5 at 24.9 µg/m³ (AQI 80) with a 0.70 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 37 now. With UV 6.4 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 31 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 37
- UV peak
- 6.4 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 31
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 24.9 µg/m³ (AQI 80) with a 0.70 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.70
- 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
- 11:38 PM
- Moonset
- 10:47 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Arnold at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 9°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 25 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 69120
16-Day Forecast — Arnold
- Sat90°66°30%
- Sun93°63°3%
- Mon91°66°5%
- Tue93°68°14%
- Wed91°70°38%
- Thu93°64°38%
- Fri91°64°33%
- Sat89°63°12%
- Sun89°63°5%
- Mon102°65°4%
- Tue109°73°6%
- Wed87°70°10%
- Thu91°66°14%
- Fri93°66°19%
- Sat94°64°24%
- Sun97°68°29%
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 — Arnold
SPC has placed Arnold in the Slight Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYSLGTSlight Risk
- TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
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 Arnold
- 69120