Blair, Nebraska Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Blair weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Clear——90°67°—
- MondayJul 6Mostly Clear——91°71°+1°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——89°69°-2°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle47%—92°70°+3°
- ThursdayJul 9Drizzle47%—83°67°-9°
- FridayJul 10Overcast16%—80°65°-3°
- SaturdayJul 11Partly Cloudy——88°65°+8°
AQI 40 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 7 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 7.6 µg/m³ (AQI 42) with a 0.90 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 7.6 µg/m³ (AQI 42) with a 0.90 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.90
- 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
- 11:44 PM
- Moonset
- 11:37 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Blair at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 70°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: April 25 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 68008
15-Day Forecast — Blair
- Sun90°67°9%
- Mon91°71°1%
- Tue89°69°3%
- Wed92°70°47%
- Thu83°67°47%
- Fri80°65°16%
- Sat88°65°6%
- Sun88°68°5%
- Mon93°70°3%
- Tue102°73°3%
- Wed91°67°7%
- Thu98°67°16%
- Fri90°68°17%
- Sat91°68°23%
- Sun103°74°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 — Blair
SPC includes Blair 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 Blair
- 68008