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 5Overcast——90°68°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast——91°71°+1°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——90°68°-1°
- WednesdayJul 8Drizzle47%—92°69°+2°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle47%—84°65°-8°
- FridayJul 10Mostly Clear16%—90°65°+6°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast——82°67°-8°
AQI 44 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 34 now. With UV 3.3 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 15 around 1 PM.
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 34 now. With UV 3.3 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 15 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 34
- UV peak
- 3.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 15
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: 3°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- 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°68°7%
- Mon91°71°1%
- Tue90°68°3%
- Wed92°69°47%
- Thu84°65°47%
- Fri90°65°16%
- Sat82°67°6%
- Sun82°62°5%
- Mon91°65°3%
- Tue96°69°3%
- Wed97°71°6%
- Thu104°75°11%
- Fri102°76°11%
- Sat100°74°23%
- Sun93°71°11%
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
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- 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