Blue Hill, Nebraska Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Blue Hill weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Light Drizzle23%0.01″87°66°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast——92°68°+5°
- MondayJul 6Overcast——94°69°+2°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——95°69°+1°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast31%—98°72°+3°
- ThursdayJul 9Showers31%0.02″97°67°-1°
- FridayJul 10Heavy Drizzle25%0.09″87°68°-10°
AQI 51 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 5 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). PM2.5 at 14.8 µg/m³ (AQI 62) with a 0.71 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 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
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 50 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 50
- UV peak
- 5.1 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 50
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 14.8 µg/m³ (AQI 62) with a 0.71 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.71
- Wind
- light
- 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
- 11:30 PM
- Moonset
- 10:41 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Blue Hill at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 14°F above 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: 68930
16-Day Forecast — Blue Hill
- Sat87°66°23%
- Sun92°67°3%
- Mon94°69°1%
- Tue95°69°3%
- Wed98°72°31%
- Thu97°67°31%
- Fri87°68°25%
- Sat87°62°8%
- Sun88°63°4%
- Mon85°68°2%
- Tue89°64°2%
- Wed94°64°10%
- Thu99°71°10%
- Fri97°67°16%
- Sat88°63°15%
- Sun88°59°17%
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 — Blue Hill
SPC has placed Blue Hill 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 Blue Hill
- 68930