Cairo, Nebraska Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Cairo weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast18%—87°68°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast——90°65°+3°
- MondayJul 6Overcast——91°68°+1°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——93°69°+2°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast39%—94°70°+1°
- ThursdayJul 9Showers39%—90°67°-4°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle21%—87°63°-3°
AQI 60 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 21.4 µg/m³ (AQI 74) with a 0.70 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 49 now. With UV 8.6 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 40 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 49
- UV peak
- 8.6 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 40
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 21.4 µg/m³ (AQI 74) with a 0.70 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.70
- 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
- 11:31 PM
- Moonset
- 10:41 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Cairo at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 12°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 22 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 68824
16-Day Forecast — Cairo
- Sat87°68°18%
- Sun90°64°8%
- Mon91°68°0%
- Tue93°69°3%
- Wed94°70°39%
- Thu90°67°39%
- Fri87°63°21%
- Sat82°60°7%
- Sun80°62°2%
- Mon85°64°2%
- Tue88°64°4%
- Wed93°66°9%
- Thu98°71°11%
- Fri95°63°16%
- Sat87°61°19%
- Sun86°57°16%
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 — Cairo
SPC has placed Cairo 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 Cairo
- 68824