Bennington, Nebraska Weather
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Bennington weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Light Showers48%0.09″83°69°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast——89°68°+6°
- MondayJul 6Overcast——86°70°-3°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——88°68°+2°
- WednesdayJul 8Heavy Drizzle43%—92°68°+4°
- ThursdayJul 9Showers43%0.09″85°67°-7°
- FridayJul 10Showers20%0.19″83°65°-2°
AQI 39 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 49 — 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 49 — peak already passed at 1 PM under overcast skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 49
- UV peak
- 4.0 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 49
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 7.4 µg/m³ (AQI 41) 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
- 11:22 PM
- Moonset
- 10:30 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Bennington at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 12°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 24 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 68007
16-Day Forecast — Bennington
- Sat85°69°48%
- Sun89°69°6%
- Mon86°70°2%
- Tue88°68°1%
- Wed92°68°43%
- Thu85°67°43%
- Fri83°65°20%
- Sat80°60°8%
- Sun80°61°4%
- Mon82°61°4%
- Tue83°64°3%
- Wed87°65°7%
- Thu93°69°13%
- Fri92°66°16%
- Sat81°65°20%
- Sun81°59°10%
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 — Bennington
SPC has placed Bennington in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- 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 Bennington
- 68007