Bloomington, Nebraska Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Bloomington weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Light Drizzle28%0.01″88°69°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast——95°67°+7°
- MondayJul 6Overcast——94°68°-1°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——96°70°+2°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle30%—98°72°+2°
- ThursdayJul 9Showers30%—95°66°-3°
- FridayJul 10Heavy Drizzle28%—95°70°0°
AQI 52 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 11.8 µg/m³, PM10 at 16.5 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
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 47 now. With UV 0.1 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 11 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 47
- UV peak
- 0.1 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 11
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 11.8 µg/m³, PM10 at 16.5 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.72
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- background
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
- 11:54 PM
- Moonset
- 11:50 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Bloomington at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 13°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 17 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 68929
16-Day Forecast — Bloomington
- Sat88°69°28%
- Sun95°68°3%
- Mon94°68°1%
- Tue96°70°5%
- Wed98°72°30%
- Thu95°66°30%
- Fri95°70°28%
- Sat87°67°7%
- Sun88°66°3%
- Mon93°66°2%
- Tue101°68°3%
- Wed105°71°12%
- Thu111°73°13%
- Fri111°78°11%
- Sat110°75°18%
- Sun97°75°19%
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 — Bloomington
SPC has placed Bloomington in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
- 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 Bloomington
- 68929