Bayard, Nebraska Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Bayard weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast——90°59°—
- SundayJul 5Clear——98°61°+8°
- MondayJul 6Overcast25%—100°66°+2°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast52%—99°69°-1°
- WednesdayJul 8Showers50%0.12″91°64°-8°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast50%—93°63°+2°
- FridayJul 10Showers24%0.27″88°62°-5°
AQI 62 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 8 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). PM2.5 at 10.1 µg/m³, PM10 at 13.1 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
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 now. With UV 0.1 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 12 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 50
- UV peak
- 0.1 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 12
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 10.1 µg/m³, PM10 at 13.1 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.77
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- background
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
- 11:13 PM
- Moonset
- 11:07 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Bayard at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 12°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 27 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 69334
16-Day Forecast — Bayard
- Sat90°59°7%
- Sun98°63°1%
- Mon100°66°25%
- Tue99°69°52%
- Wed91°64°50%
- Thu93°63°50%
- Fri88°62°24%
- Sat91°63°11%
- Sun98°69°4%
- Mon107°70°10%
- Tue103°71°12%
- Wed110°73°21%
- Thu112°76°19%
- Fri101°77°25%
- Sat106°74°26%
- Sun85°71°23%
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 — Bayard
SPC has placed Bayard in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
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 Bayard
- 69334