Broken Bow, Nebraska Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Broken Bow weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Heavy Rain29%1.1″87°66°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast——92°66°+5°
- MondayJul 6Overcast——94°65°+2°
- TuesdayJul 7Drizzle15%—95°69°+1°
- WednesdayJul 8Drizzle29%—87°67°-8°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle29%—94°66°+7°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle18%—90°66°-4°
AQI 73 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 18.1 µg/m³, PM10 at 23.7 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 43 now. With UV 0.1 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 10 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 43
- UV peak
- 0.1 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 10
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 18.1 µg/m³, PM10 at 23.7 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.76
- Wind
- windy
- Recent rain
- 1h 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
- 11:57 PM
- Moonset
- 11:52 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Broken Bow at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 4°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 24 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 68822
16-Day Forecast — Broken Bow
- Sat87°66°29%
- Sun92°65°4%
- Mon94°65°3%
- Tue95°69°15%
- Wed87°67°29%
- Thu94°66°29%
- Fri90°66°18%
- Sat89°66°13%
- Sun90°62°5%
- Mon95°66°3%
- Tue105°67°5%
- Wed107°71°9%
- Thu112°72°15%
- Fri105°77°20%
- Sat108°74°14%
- Sun90°70°14%
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 — Broken Bow
SPC has placed Broken Bow in the Slight Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYSLGTSlight Risk
- TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
- DAY 3NONENo severe risk
Scattered severe storms possible. A few tornadoes, hail, and damaging wind gusts possible.
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 Broken Bow
- 68822