Bladen, Nebraska Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Bladen weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast11%—91°64°—
- MondayJul 6Mostly Clear——92°69°+1°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——96°69°+4°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast36%—93°72°-3°
- ThursdayJul 9Showers36%0.19″90°68°-3°
- FridayJul 10Drizzle20%—89°68°-1°
- SaturdayJul 11Light Drizzle——91°64°+2°
AQI 43 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 5 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 12.8 µg/m³ (AQI 58) with a 0.75 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 12.8 µg/m³ (AQI 58) with a 0.75 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.75
- 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
- 11:53 PM
- Moonset
- 11:48 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Bladen at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 5°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 18 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 68928
15-Day Forecast — Bladen
- Sun91°65°11%
- Mon92°69°1%
- Tue96°69°4%
- Wed93°72°36%
- Thu90°68°36%
- Fri89°68°20%
- Sat91°64°4%
- Sun92°68°2%
- Mon100°70°2%
- Tue103°73°6%
- Wed104°69°6%
- Thu105°69°12%
- Fri96°64°17%
- Sat97°67°20%
- Sun106°75°15%
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 — Bladen
SPC includes Bladen in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
- DAY 3NONENo severe risk
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 Bladen
- 68928