Battle Creek, Nebraska Weather
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Battle Creek weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Foggy11%—86°69°—
- SundayJul 5Light Showers—0.06″91°68°+5°
- MondayJul 6Overcast——90°68°-1°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——91°70°+1°
- WednesdayJul 8Heavy Drizzle35%—90°69°-1°
- ThursdayJul 9Showers30%0.44″85°62°-5°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle24%—81°64°-4°
AQI 57 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 13.2 µg/m³ (AQI 59) with a 0.74 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 50 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 50
- UV peak
- 2.5 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 50
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 13.2 µg/m³ (AQI 59) with a 0.74 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.74
- 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
- 11:29 PM
- Moonset
- 10:35 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Battle Creek at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 16°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 28 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 68715
16-Day Forecast — Battle Creek
- Sat86°69°11%
- Sun91°68°7%
- Mon90°68°3%
- Tue91°70°5%
- Wed90°69°35%
- Thu85°62°30%
- Fri81°64°24%
- Sat80°60°12%
- Sun78°62°6%
- Mon82°65°4%
- Tue84°67°5%
- Wed89°65°11%
- Thu93°68°11%
- Fri90°65°11%
- Sat80°61°11%
- Sun83°58°6%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of July 4, 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 — Battle Creek
SPC has placed Battle Creek in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
- 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 Battle Creek
- 68715