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 4Rain44%0.17″82°65°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast——88°66°+6°
- MondayJul 6Clear——89°69°+1°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——93°69°+4°
- WednesdayJul 8Drizzle41%—97°70°+4°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Showers41%—87°68°-10°
- FridayJul 10Partly Cloudy26%—92°69°+5°
AQI 46 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 10.9 µg/m³ (AQI 54) with a 0.75 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 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.
What's driving it
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 10.9 µg/m³ (AQI 54) with a 0.75 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.75
- 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: 70°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: 68331
16-Day Forecast — Cortland
- Sat82°65°44%
- Sun88°66°5%
- Mon89°69°1%
- Tue93°69°1%
- Wed97°70°41%
- Thu87°68°41%
- Fri92°69°26%
- Sat86°68°4%
- Sun87°63°4%
- Mon92°64°2%
- Tue100°68°3%
- Wed102°71°5%
- Thu112°76°10%
- Fri109°78°10%
- Sat112°78°13%
- Sun97°76°13%
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 has placed Cortland in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3NONENo severe risk
Isolated severe storms possible. Limited threat for hail or damaging wind.
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