Cortland, Nebraska Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Cortland weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Foggy——87°65°—
- MondayJul 6Clear——89°67°+2°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——91°67°+2°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast46%—96°67°+5°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Showers46%0.01″85°69°-11°
- FridayJul 10Showers29%0.13″78°63°-7°
- SaturdayJul 11Mostly Clear——89°61°+11°
AQI 39 (Good), driven by Ozone. Ozone at AQI 80 now. With UV 7.7 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 80 now. With UV 7.7 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 82 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 80
- UV peak
- 7.7 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 82
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 7.3 µg/m³ (AQI 41) with a 0.76 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.76
- 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
- 11:46 PM
- Moonset
- 11:40 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Cortland at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 15°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: 68331
16-Day Forecast — Cortland
- Sun87°65°2%
- Mon89°67°1%
- Tue91°67°1%
- Wed96°67°46%
- Thu85°69°46%
- Fri78°63°29%
- Sat89°61°7%
- Sun99°68°4%
- Mon90°69°2%
- Tue97°64°3%
- Wed90°67°6%
- Thu90°65°13%
- Fri93°68°39%
- Sat98°68°19%
- Sun100°70°16%
- Mon101°70°16%
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 — Cortland
SPC includes Cortland 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 Cortland
- 68331