Cozad, Nebraska Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Cozad weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Foggy18%—86°68°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast——89°63°+3°
- MondayJul 6Clear——91°66°+2°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——95°67°+4°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle23%—95°69°0°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle30%—95°65°0°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle30%—97°62°+2°
AQI 60 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 18.8 µg/m³ (AQI 69) with a 0.77 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
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 34 now. With UV 6.2 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 28 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 34
- UV peak
- 6.2 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 28
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 18.8 µg/m³ (AQI 69) with a 0.77 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.77
- 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
- 11:37 PM
- Moonset
- 10:47 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Cozad at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 7°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 21 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 69130
16-Day Forecast — Cozad
- Sat86°68°18%
- Sun89°63°4%
- Mon91°66°2%
- Tue95°67°9%
- Wed95°69°23%
- Thu95°65°30%
- Fri97°62°30%
- Sat92°63°7%
- Sun91°64°3%
- Mon105°65°2%
- Tue115°72°4%
- Wed92°72°10%
- Thu94°67°15%
- Fri96°65°16%
- Sat94°64°26%
- Sun97°67°35%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of July 4, 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 — Cozad
SPC has placed Cozad in the Slight Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYSLGTSlight Risk
- TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
Scattered severe storms possible. A few tornadoes, hail, and damaging wind gusts possible.
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 Cozad
- 69130