Bushnell, Nebraska Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Bushnell weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast——88°57°—
- SundayJul 5Clear——94°59°+6°
- MondayJul 6Overcast20%—96°65°+2°
- TuesdayJul 7Drizzle54%—95°67°-1°
- WednesdayJul 8Drizzle65%0.04″90°64°-5°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle42%—97°62°+7°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle19%—86°62°-11°
AQI 51 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 70 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.
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 70 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 70
- UV peak
- 3.6 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 70
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 5.5 µg/m³ (AQI 31), ratio 0.53 with 8 mph wind — characteristic of long-range haze transport rather than a local source.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.53
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- transport
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
- 10:53 PM
- Moonset
- 10:03 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Bushnell at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 18°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 23 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 69128
16-Day Forecast — Bushnell
- Sat88°57°8%
- Sun94°59°1%
- Mon96°65°20%
- Tue95°67°54%
- Wed90°64°65%
- Thu97°62°42%
- Fri86°62°19%
- Sat91°62°9%
- Sun97°69°3%
- Mon97°69°9%
- Tue99°70°12%
- Wed103°74°28%
- Thu92°74°29%
- Fri88°68°26%
- Sat88°59°26%
- Sun89°62°26%
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 — Bushnell
SPC has placed Bushnell in the Slight Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYSLGTSlight Risk
- TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
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 Bushnell
- 69128