Cowles, Nebraska Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Cowles weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast——92°63°—
- MondayJul 6Clear——93°68°+1°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——97°70°+4°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast40%—98°73°+1°
- ThursdayJul 9Showers40%—93°69°-5°
- FridayJul 10Drizzle21%—88°70°-5°
- SaturdayJul 11Light Drizzle——92°65°+4°
AQI 41 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 7 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 10.6 µg/m³ (AQI 54) with a 0.71 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 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 10.6 µg/m³ (AQI 54) with a 0.71 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.71
- Wind
- light
- 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
- 11:52 PM
- Moonset
- 11:48 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Cowles at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 4°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 17 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
15-Day Forecast — Cowles
- Sun91°64°9%
- Mon93°68°1%
- Tue97°70°2%
- Wed98°73°40%
- Thu93°69°40%
- Fri88°70°21%
- Sat92°65°4%
- Sun96°69°3%
- Mon101°72°2%
- Tue107°73°5%
- Wed105°71°5%
- Thu107°69°13%
- Fri97°65°13%
- Sat98°68°13%
- Sun107°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 — Cowles
SPC includes Cowles in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
- DAY 3NONENo severe risk
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 Cowles
- 68930