Bristow, Nebraska Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Bristow weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Foggy10%—86°67°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast——89°69°+3°
- MondayJul 6Overcast10%—97°69°+8°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle26%—99°72°+2°
- WednesdayJul 8Heavy Drizzle60%—79°70°-20°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle17%—85°66°+6°
- FridayJul 10Overcast15%—86°67°+1°
AQI 64 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±4 points). PM2.5 at 15.4 µg/m³ (AQI 63) with a 0.83 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 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 37 now. With UV 0.4 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 9 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 37
- UV peak
- 0.4 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 9
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 15.4 µg/m³ (AQI 63) with a 0.83 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.83
- 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
- 11:54 PM
- Moonset
- 11:47 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Bristow at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 15°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 3 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 68719
16-Day Forecast — Bristow
- Sat86°67°10%
- Sun89°69°7%
- Mon97°69°10%
- Tue99°72°26%
- Wed79°70°60%
- Thu85°66°17%
- Fri86°67°15%
- Sat88°64°14%
- Sun92°65°7%
- Mon100°72°4%
- Tue102°75°7%
- Wed111°73°10%
- Thu114°75°11%
- Fri97°77°16%
- Sat108°71°10%
- Sun90°70°13%
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 — Bristow
SPC has placed Bristow in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
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 Bristow
- 68719