Benedict, Nebraska Weather
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Benedict weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast28%—84°69°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast——90°67°+6°
- MondayJul 6Partly Cloudy——90°71°0°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——91°68°+1°
- WednesdayJul 8Heavy Drizzle48%—91°68°0°
- ThursdayJul 9Heavy Showers48%0.04″88°68°-3°
- FridayJul 10Heavy Drizzle16%—82°63°-6°
AQI 53 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 66 — peak already passed at 1 PM under overcast skies. Levels should ease through evening.
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 66 — peak already passed at 1 PM under overcast skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 66
- UV peak
- 2.9 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 66
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 15.3 µg/m³ (AQI 63) with a 0.71 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.71
- 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
- 11:27 PM
- Moonset
- 10:36 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Benedict at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 13°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.
ZIP code: 68316
16-Day Forecast — Benedict
- Sat84°69°28%
- Sun90°67°5%
- Mon90°71°4%
- Tue91°68°4%
- Wed91°68°48%
- Thu88°68°48%
- Fri82°63°16%
- Sat80°60°6%
- Sun81°62°6%
- Mon81°63°3%
- Tue85°63°3%
- Wed90°61°5%
- Thu93°68°7%
- Fri90°64°16%
- Sat78°64°17%
- Sun80°58°13%
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 — Benedict
SPC has placed Benedict 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 Benedict
- 68316