Beaver Lake, Nebraska Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Beaver Lake weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast——88°66°—
- MondayJul 6Clear——89°70°+1°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——87°69°-2°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle39%—94°67°+7°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast42%—85°72°-9°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle28%0.01″83°68°-2°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast——88°67°+5°
AQI 31 (Good), driven by Ozone. Ozone at AQI 47. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~67%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
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 47. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~67%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 47
- UV peak
- 6.7 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 21
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 6.3 µg/m³ (AQI 35) with a 0.84 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.84
- 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
- 11:43 PM
- Moonset
- 11:36 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Beaver Lake at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 12°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 22 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
16-Day Forecast — Beaver Lake
- Sun88°66°4%
- Mon89°70°1%
- Tue87°69°1%
- Wed94°67°39%
- Thu85°72°42%
- Fri83°68°28%
- Sat88°67°9%
- Sun93°68°2%
- Mon108°75°2%
- Tue105°78°5%
- Wed85°67°5%
- Thu89°66°22%
- Fri97°75°26%
- Sat92°76°11%
- Sun97°73°13%
- Mon102°72°18%
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 — Beaver Lake
SPC includes Beaver Lake 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 Beaver Lake
- 68048