Ashton, Nebraska Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Ashton weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast19%—89°64°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast——93°68°+4°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——95°68°+2°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast26%—93°71°-2°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Showers29%—88°66°-5°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle20%—87°67°-1°
- SaturdayJul 11Light Drizzle—0.02″88°65°+1°
AQI 60 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 13.1 µg/m³ (AQI 58) with a 0.81 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
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 13.1 µg/m³ (AQI 58) with a 0.81 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.81
- 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
- 11:54 PM
- Moonset
- 11:49 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Ashton at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 5°F below 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: 68817
15-Day Forecast — Ashton
- Sun90°64°19%
- Mon93°68°2%
- Tue95°68°5%
- Wed93°71°26%
- Thu88°66°29%
- Fri87°67°20%
- Sat88°65°6%
- Sun93°67°2%
- Mon101°67°2%
- Tue104°72°6%
- Wed105°67°6%
- Thu108°67°14%
- Fri94°64°19%
- Sat99°65°24%
- Sun108°75°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.
ZIP codes in Ashton
- 68817