Brainard, Nebraska Weather
Warm wind sweeps the tallgrass. Day 16 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Brainard weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast——86°65°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast——89°67°+3°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——91°68°+2°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle51%—94°67°+3°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Showers55%0.03″88°70°-6°
- FridayJul 10Heavy Drizzle34%0.09″77°66°-11°
- SaturdayJul 11Partly Cloudy——91°63°+14°
AQI 64 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. AQI up 12 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Ozone at AQI 39 now. With UV 0.0 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 9.
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 39 now. With UV 0.0 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 9.
- Present
- AQI 39
- UV peak
- 0.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 9
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 5.3 µg/m³ (AQI 29) with a 0.88 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in stagnant air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.88
- 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).
When the stars begin to huddle, the earth will soon become a puddle.
- Moonrise
- 12:09 AM
- Moonset
- 12:50 PM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Warm wind sweeps the tallgrass
Brainard at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 4°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 23 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 6–10
- Planting window: Sow fall broccoli and cabbage indoors for transplant in 4 weeks.
ZIP code: 68626
16-Day Forecast — Brainard
- Sun86°65°8%
- Mon89°67°1%
- Tue91°68°2%
- Wed94°67°51%
- Thu88°70°55%
- Fri77°66°34%
- Sat91°63°5%
- Sun97°68°1%
- Mon101°74°1%
- Tue100°76°5%
- Wed85°67°7%
- Thu107°69°9%
- Fri85°70°23%
- Sat94°65°10%
- Sun98°67°26%
- Mon93°69°19%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of July 6, 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 — Brainard
SPC includes Brainard in the general thunderstorm area day after tomorrow — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- TODAYNONENo severe risk
- TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
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 Brainard
- 68626