Central City, Nebraska Weather
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Central City weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast23%—91°64°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast——93°69°+2°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——94°71°+1°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast29%—90°72°-4°
- ThursdayJul 9Showers32%—85°67°-5°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle14%—85°67°0°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast——86°64°+1°
AQI 52 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 11.6 µg/m³ (AQI 56) with a 0.86 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 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
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 11.6 µg/m³ (AQI 56) with a 0.86 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.86
- 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
- 11:51 PM
- Moonset
- 11:46 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Central City at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 6°F below 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: 68826
15-Day Forecast — Central City
- Sun91°64°23%
- Mon93°69°3%
- Tue94°71°2%
- Wed90°72°29%
- Thu85°67°32%
- Fri85°67°14%
- Sat86°64°4%
- Sun88°67°3%
- Mon99°68°3%
- Tue99°73°5%
- Wed99°66°6%
- Thu106°64°13%
- Fri92°65°17%
- Sat98°65°25%
- Sun108°75°17%
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 — Central City
SPC includes Central City in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- 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 Central City
- 68826