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Cambridge, Nebraska Weather

Monsoon storms drench the south. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Cambridge weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

Cambridge, NE
Sunday, July 5 at 2:38 AM
68
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
72°
Humidity
84%
Wind
1 mph
Sunrise
1:17 AM
Sunset
4:13 PM
Cambridge, NE
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastCambridge, NE: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 66 to 92 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 66°H 92°
Cambridge, NE
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    92°66°
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    93°67°+1°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    12%
    98°71°+5°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    20%
    94°74°-4°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Showers
    23%
    91°67°-3°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    23%
    91°69°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Light Drizzle
    90°66°-1°
Cambridge, NE
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NW
323° · backing 145°
Direction
NW
323°
Sustained
1
mph
Gust
9
mph
Peak 24h
28
avg 7
Beaufort · 1 · LIGHT AIR
0
CALM
<1
1
LIGHT AIR
1–3
2
LIGHT BRZ
4–7
3
GENTLE BRZ
8–12
4
MOD BRZ
13–18
5
FRESH BRZ
19–24
6
STRONG BRZ
25–31
7
NEAR GALE
32–38
24h · sust vs gust · mph
avg 7 · pk 28 @ 7:00a
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 162SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 145° from the nw.
Cambridge, NE
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
935.0
-1.9 mb in 3h · falling · 27.61 inHg
Now
935.0
mb
3h
-1.9
mb
12h
-3.6
mb
24h
+2.1
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 933939
925930935940945-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW938.8933.0935.2
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Cambridge, NE
Air quality
55
AQI
Moderate
-2 in 6h

AQI 55 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 11.0 µg/m³ (AQI 55) with a 0.80 fine-to-coarse ratio and 1 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.

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
11.0μg/m³
PM 10Good
14μg/m³
NO₂Good
14μg/m³
OzoneGood
53μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 11.0 µg/m³ (AQI 55) with a 0.80 fine-to-coarse ratio and 1 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.80
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Cambridge, NE
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
58%
PARTLY CLOUDY
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
32.2mi
UNLIMITED
118 mi0 mi−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Earth · GOES-19 ABI
Full Disk · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 full disk Visible · GeoColor
True-color daytime, blue/IR sandwich at night
07:38 UTC · Cambridge, NE · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · up to 10848 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
07:38 UTC · Cambridge, NE · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Cambridge, NE
Satellite · infrared · animated
Cambridge, NE
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Cambridge, NE
Almanac · Sunday, July 5
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:45 AM
Sunrise
1:17 AM
Daylight
14h 56m
Sunset
4:13 PM
Civil dusk
9:47 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Cambridge, NE
The moon
Waning Gibbous
75% illuminated
Moonrise
11:59 PM
Moonset
11:55 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Cambridge, NE
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Monsoon storms drench the south

insect
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Cambridge at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 3°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 18 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 69022

15-Day Forecast — Cambridge

  1. Sun92°65°4%
  2. Mon93°67°2%
  3. Tue98°71°12%
  4. Wed94°74°20%
  5. Thu91°67°23%
  6. Fri91°69°23%
  7. Sat90°66°8%
  8. Sun93°71°1%
  9. Mon101°71°1%
  10. Tue103°74°6%
  11. Wed106°75°11%
  12. Thu103°75°18%
  13. Fri94°68°17%
  14. Sat97°69°19%
  15. Sun107°76°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 — Cambridge

SPC includes Cambridge 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 Cambridge

  • 69022

Climate normals from the Open-Meteo Climate API. Köppen approximation from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Regions. See methodology for data sources, editorial rules, and corrections. Maintainer: Brian Tighe.