Barneston, Nebraska Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Barneston weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast——90°65°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast——92°69°+2°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——94°70°+2°
- WednesdayJul 8Drizzle29%—103°70°+9°
- ThursdayJul 9Drizzle37%0.06″85°72°-18°
- FridayJul 10Light Rain27%0.29″79°66°-6°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast——86°65°+7°
AQI 34 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 9 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 11.7 µg/m³ (AQI 56) with a 0.79 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
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 11.7 µg/m³ (AQI 56) with a 0.79 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.79
- 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
- 11:45 PM
- Moonset
- 11:40 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Barneston at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 5°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 16 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 68309
15-Day Forecast — Barneston
- Sun90°65°3%
- Mon92°69°0%
- Tue94°70°5%
- Wed103°70°29%
- Thu85°72°37%
- Fri79°66°27%
- Sat86°65°5%
- Sun90°70°6%
- Mon96°71°2%
- Tue105°73°3%
- Wed98°70°5%
- Thu101°69°15%
- Fri96°69°20%
- Sat94°70°23%
- Sun104°74°14%
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 — Barneston
SPC includes Barneston in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
- DAY 3NONENo severe risk
Thunderstorms possible. Not severe, but capable of producing lightning and brief heavy rain.
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 Barneston
- 68309