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
- TodayJul 5Clear——93°59°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast——96°65°+3°
- TuesdayJul 7Drizzle45%0.02″97°68°+1°
- WednesdayJul 8Heavy Showers48%0.41″96°70°-1°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Showers54%0.02″93°65°-3°
- FridayJul 10Overcast53%—87°63°-6°
- SaturdayJul 11Clear——97°65°+10°
AQI 54 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 76 now. With UV 8.1 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 82 around 1 PM.
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 76 now. With UV 8.1 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 82 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 76
- UV peak
- 8.1 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 82
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 15.1 µg/m³ (AQI 62), ratio 0.65 with 8 mph wind — characteristic of long-range haze transport rather than a local source.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.65
- 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
- 11:05 PM
- Moonset
- 11:02 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Monsoon storms drench the south
Champion at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 21°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- 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
- Sun94°59°1%
- Mon96°65°2%
- Tue97°68°45%
- Wed96°70°48%
- Thu93°65°54%
- Fri87°63°53%
- Sat97°65°6%
- Sun105°72°2%
- Mon107°76°3%
- Tue113°78°3%
- Wed107°76°9%
- Thu99°70°11%
- Fri97°69°13%
- Sat99°73°24%
- Sun99°73°26%
- Mon103°78°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 — Champion
SPC includes Champion 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 Champion
- 69023