Clarks, Nebraska Weather
Warm wind sweeps the tallgrass. Day 16 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Clarks weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Light Drizzle18%—87°64°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast——92°69°+5°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——93°69°+1°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle47%—96°69°+3°
- ThursdayJul 9Drizzle48%—89°71°-7°
- FridayJul 10Showers34%—83°66°-6°
- SaturdayJul 11Mostly Clear——90°63°+7°
AQI 69 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. AQI up 15 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Ozone at AQI 45 now. With UV 0.0 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 11.
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 45 now. With UV 0.0 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 11.
- Present
- AQI 45
- UV peak
- 0.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 11
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 6.1 µg/m³, PM10 at 7.3 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.84
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- background
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).
When the stars begin to huddle, the earth will soon become a puddle.
- Moonrise
- 12:12 AM
- Moonset
- 12:54 PM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Warm wind sweeps the tallgrass
Clarks at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 7°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 23 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 6–10
- Planting window: Sow fall broccoli and cabbage indoors for transplant in 4 weeks.
ZIP code: 68628
16-Day Forecast — Clarks
- Sun87°64°18%
- Mon92°69°1%
- Tue93°69°3%
- Wed96°69°47%
- Thu89°71°48%
- Fri83°66°34%
- Sat90°63°3%
- Sun98°69°1%
- Mon103°74°2%
- Tue100°74°5%
- Wed92°68°4%
- Thu111°71°10%
- Fri91°70°23%
- Sat99°67°7%
- Sun102°66°19%
- Mon97°72°17%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of July 6, 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 — Clarks
SPC includes Clarks 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 Clarks
- 68628