Aten, Nebraska Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Aten weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Clear——89°68°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast——92°68°+3°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle10%—97°70°+5°
- WednesdayJul 8Drizzle62%—97°70°0°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle29%—91°66°-6°
- FridayJul 10Heavy Drizzle15%—86°68°-5°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast——97°64°+11°
AQI 38 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 8 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). Ozone at AQI 53 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.
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 53 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 53
- UV peak
- 7.0 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 53
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 8.8 µg/m³ (AQI 49) with a 0.78 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.78
- 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
- 11:50 PM
- Moonset
- 11:42 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Aten at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 19°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 3 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
16-Day Forecast — Aten
- Sun89°68°7%
- Mon92°68°1%
- Tue97°70°10%
- Wed97°70°62%
- Thu91°66°29%
- Fri86°68°15%
- Sat97°64°5%
- Sun111°69°5%
- Mon93°64°4%
- Tue98°66°7%
- Wed94°65°10%
- Thu95°65°22%
- Fri102°69°27%
- Sat107°74°17%
- Sun106°76°23%
- Mon107°78°23%
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 — Aten
SPC has placed Aten in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms day after tomorrow.
- TODAYNONENo severe risk
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3MRGLMarginal 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 Aten
- 68730