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 5Foggy——89°65°—
- MondayJul 6Mostly Clear——91°67°+2°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——92°68°+1°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast34%—96°67°+4°
- ThursdayJul 9Drizzle39%0.04″87°73°-9°
- FridayJul 10Showers32%0.01″79°65°-8°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast——91°62°+12°
AQI 34 (Good), driven by Ozone. Ozone at AQI 61 now. With UV 7.6 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 62 around 1 PM.
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 61 now. With UV 7.6 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 62 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 61
- UV peak
- 7.6 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 62
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 6.6 µg/m³ (AQI 37) with a 0.79 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 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: 16°F above 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
16-Day Forecast — Barneston
- Sun89°65°1%
- Mon91°67°1%
- Tue92°68°1%
- Wed96°67°34%
- Thu87°73°39%
- Fri79°65°32%
- Sat91°62°7%
- Sun101°70°4%
- Mon93°71°3%
- Tue99°65°3%
- Wed94°69°6%
- Thu93°67°11%
- Fri94°69°26%
- Sat99°68°16%
- Sun100°71°24%
- Mon101°71°29%
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