Axtell, Nebraska Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Axtell weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Light Drizzle25%—86°70°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast12%—91°67°+5°
- MondayJul 6Overcast——92°68°+1°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——95°69°+3°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle27%—95°69°0°
- ThursdayJul 9Heavy Showers27%1.3″91°61°-4°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle24%—90°67°-1°
AQI 48 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 10.6 µg/m³ (AQI 54) with a 0.76 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 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 33 now. With UV 0.0 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 8 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 33
- UV peak
- 0.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 8
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 10.6 µg/m³ (AQI 54) with a 0.76 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 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
- 11:55 PM
- Moonset
- 11:51 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Axtell at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 5°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 19 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 68924
16-Day Forecast — Axtell
- Sat86°70°25%
- Sun91°66°12%
- Mon92°68°5%
- Tue95°69°5%
- Wed95°69°27%
- Thu91°61°27%
- Fri90°67°24%
- Sat86°65°5%
- Sun88°64°2%
- Mon92°65°1%
- Tue100°68°6%
- Wed105°70°6%
- Thu110°72°13%
- Fri106°76°13%
- Sat109°74°19%
- Sun91°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 — Axtell
SPC has placed Axtell in the Slight Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYSLGTSlight Risk
- TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
- DAY 3NONENo severe risk
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 Axtell
- 68924