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Champion, Nebraska Weather

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

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

Champion, NE
Saturday, July 4 at 10:41 PM
71
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
69°
Humidity
52%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
11:22 PM
Sunset
2:20 PM
Champion, NE
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastChampion, NE: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 62 to 95 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 62°H 95°
Champion, NE
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Overcast
    34%
    91°67°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    95°62°+4°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    12%
    96°66°+1°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Light Showers
    46%
    98°70°+2°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Showers
    46%
    0.04″
    90°67°-8°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Heavy Showers
    50%
    1.1″
    94°67°+4°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Thunderstorm
    41%
    0.41″
    90°64°-4°
Champion, NE
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
N
352° · backing 95°
Direction
N
352°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
8
mph
Peak 24h
32
avg 10
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT BRZ
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 10 · pk 32 @ 4:00a
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 2010SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Champion, NE
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
902.3
-1.3 mb in 3h · falling · 26.64 inHg
Now
902.3
mb
3h
-1.3
mb
12h
-3.2
mb
24h
-0.5
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 899907
895900905910915-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW907.4899.2903.2
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Champion, NE
Air quality
60
AQI
Moderate
+3 in 6h

AQI 60 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 13.4 µg/m³ (AQI 59) with a 0.78 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 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 2.5DRIVERModerate
13.4μg/m³
PM 10Good
17μg/m³
NO₂Good
4μg/m³
OzoneModerate
83μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 39 now. With UV 0.0 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 9 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 39
UV peak
0.0 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 9

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 13.4 µg/m³ (AQI 59) with a 0.78 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.78
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Champion, NE
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
53%
PARTLY CLOUDY
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
69.9mi
UNLIMITED
152 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
04:41 UTC · Champion, 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
04:41 UTC · Champion, NE · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Champion, NE
Satellite · infrared · animated
Champion, NE
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Champion, NE
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
4:50 AM
Sunrise
11:22 PM
Daylight
14h 58m
Sunset
2:20 PM
Civil dusk
8:54 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Champion, NE
The moon
Waning Gibbous
76% illuminated
Moonrise
11:05 PM
Moonset
11:02 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Champion, NE
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Monsoon storms drench the south

insect
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Champion at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 71°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: April 19 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 69023

16-Day Forecast — Champion

  1. Sat91°67°34%
  2. Sun95°62°1%
  3. Mon96°66°12%
  4. Tue98°70°46%
  5. Wed90°67°46%
  6. Thu94°67°50%
  7. Fri90°64°41%
  8. Sat86°64°8%
  9. Sun88°66°2%
  10. Mon94°66°2%
  11. Tue97°68°6%
  12. Wed105°72°18%
  13. Thu107°77°19%
  14. Fri102°78°23%
  15. Sat102°74°26%
  16. Sun90°72°24%

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 — Champion

SPC has placed Champion 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 Champion

  • 69023

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.