Avoca, Nebraska Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Avoca weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Light Rain68%0.11″80°68°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast——87°66°+7°
- MondayJul 6Overcast——86°69°-1°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——90°69°+4°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle42%—95°69°+5°
- ThursdayJul 9Showers49%—83°68°-12°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle23%—89°68°+6°
AQI 46 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 16 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. PM2.5 at 12.1 µg/m³ (AQI 57) with a 0.76 fine-to-coarse ratio and 1 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. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~78%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 48
- UV peak
- 0.4 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 6
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 12.1 µg/m³ (AQI 57) with a 0.76 fine-to-coarse ratio and 1 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.76
- 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
- 11:44 PM
- Moonset
- 11:38 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Avoca at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 9°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 21 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 68307
16-Day Forecast — Avoca
- Sat80°68°68%
- Sun87°66°4%
- Mon86°69°1%
- Tue90°69°1%
- Wed95°69°42%
- Thu83°68°49%
- Fri89°68°23%
- Sat81°67°5%
- Sun82°62°4%
- Mon90°63°3%
- Tue96°69°3%
- Wed96°69°6%
- Thu108°74°13%
- Fri96°75°19%
- Sat99°76°23%
- Sun92°73°16%
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 — Avoca
SPC has placed Avoca in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- 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 Avoca
- 68307