Bennet, Nebraska Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Bennet weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast——85°65°—
- MondayJul 6Clear——87°67°+2°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——92°66°+5°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast49%—95°68°+3°
- ThursdayJul 9Heavy Showers49%0.10″85°69°-10°
- FridayJul 10Showers33%0.05″78°63°-7°
- SaturdayJul 11Partly Cloudy11%—88°61°+10°
AQI 42 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 7 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Ozone at AQI 68 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear 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 68 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 68
- UV peak
- 4.6 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 68
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 6.9 µg/m³ (AQI 38) with a 0.83 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.83
- Wind
- light
- 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
- 11:45 PM
- Moonset
- 11:39 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Bennet at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 14°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 20 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 68317
16-Day Forecast — Bennet
- Sun86°65°2%
- Mon87°67°1%
- Tue92°66°0%
- Wed95°68°49%
- Thu85°69°49%
- Fri78°63°33%
- Sat88°61°11%
- Sun100°68°2%
- Mon87°69°2%
- Tue95°63°3%
- Wed87°66°6%
- Thu88°65°13%
- Fri91°67°39%
- Sat96°69°19%
- Sun97°71°16%
- Mon102°71°16%
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 — Bennet
SPC includes Bennet 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 Bennet
- 68317