Cozad, Nebraska Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Cozad weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast——88°63°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast——90°65°+2°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast11%—96°66°+6°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast17%—98°71°+2°
- ThursdayJul 9Heavy Showers42%0.69″95°65°-3°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle42%—87°61°-8°
- SaturdayJul 11Clear——92°62°+5°
AQI 48 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±4 points). Ozone at AQI 60 now. With UV 8.9 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 71 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 60 now. With UV 8.9 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 71 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 60
- UV peak
- 8.9 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 71
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 13.6 µg/m³, PM10 at 19.2 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.71
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- background
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
- 11:58 PM
- Moonset
- 11:54 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Cozad at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 14°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
- Sun88°63°3%
- Mon90°65°1%
- Tue96°66°11%
- Wed98°71°17%
- Thu95°65°42%
- Fri87°61°42%
- Sat92°62°4%
- Sun107°69°3%
- Mon103°69°3%
- Tue116°69°3%
- Wed107°73°3%
- Thu98°67°16%
- Fri99°70°23%
- Sat101°69°29%
- Sun102°72°35%
- Mon103°73°17%
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 — Cozad
SPC includes Cozad 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 Cozad
- 69130