Clay Center, Nebraska Weather
Warm wind sweeps the tallgrass. Day 16 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Clay Center weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 6Mostly Clear——91°68°—
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——93°69°+2°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast46%—97°69°+4°
- ThursdayJul 9Showers46%0.09″90°70°-7°
- FridayJul 10Light Showers45%—93°69°+3°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast——98°69°+5°
- SundayJul 12Clear——102°71°+4°
AQI 49 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 22 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM2.5 at 6.4 µg/m³ (AQI 36) with a 0.82 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in stagnant 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 6.4 µg/m³ (AQI 36) with a 0.82 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in stagnant air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.82
- 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).
When the stars begin to huddle, the earth will soon become a puddle.
- Moonrise
- 12:13 AM
- Moonset
- 12:54 PM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Warm wind sweeps the tallgrass
Clay Center at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 71°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: April 19 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 6–10
- Planting window: Sow fall broccoli and cabbage indoors for transplant in 4 weeks.
ZIP code: 68933
15-Day Forecast — Clay Center
- Mon91°68°1%
- Tue93°69°1%
- Wed97°69°46%
- Thu90°70°46%
- Fri93°69°45%
- Sat98°69°3%
- Sun102°71°2%
- Mon102°75°1%
- Tue105°76°5%
- Wed104°76°3%
- Thu87°67°9%
- Fri91°67°29%
- Sat89°64°28%
- Sun88°60°20%
- Mon91°64°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 — Clay Center
SPC includes Clay Center 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 Clay Center
- 68933