Beatrice, Nebraska Weather
Thunderheads boil and break at dusk. Day 16 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Beatrice weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Foggy——88°66°—
- MondayJul 6Mostly Clear——91°67°+3°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——92°68°+1°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast46%—96°67°+4°
- ThursdayJul 9Heavy Drizzle46%0.05″89°72°-7°
- FridayJul 10Showers36%0.12″78°65°-11°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast17%—91°64°+13°
AQI 72 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. AQI up 32 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Ozone at AQI 73 now. With UV 0.5 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 18.
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 73 now. With UV 0.5 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 18.
- Present
- AQI 73
- UV peak
- 0.5 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 18
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 7.4 µg/m³, PM10 at 9.3 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.80
- 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).
When the stars begin to huddle, the earth will soon become a puddle.
- Moonrise
- 12:08 AM
- Moonset
- 12:48 PM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Thunderheads boil and break at dusk
Beatrice at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 15°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 18 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 6–10
- Planting window: Sow fall broccoli and cabbage indoors for transplant in 4 weeks.
ZIP code: 68310
16-Day Forecast — Beatrice
- Sun88°66°1%
- Mon91°66°1%
- Tue92°68°0%
- Wed96°67°46%
- Thu89°72°46%
- Fri78°65°36%
- Sat91°64°17%
- Sun99°71°2%
- Mon103°75°2%
- Tue103°76°2%
- Wed90°70°5%
- Thu108°71°13%
- Fri88°71°39%
- Sat95°67°19%
- Sun98°68°16%
- Mon97°73°16%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of July 6, 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 — Beatrice
SPC includes Beatrice in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
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 Beatrice
- 68310