Crab Orchard, Nebraska Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Crab Orchard weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Rain56%0.17″79°68°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast——87°65°+8°
- MondayJul 6Clear——90°68°+3°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——93°70°+3°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast43%—100°70°+7°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Showers46%—89°69°-11°
- FridayJul 10Overcast27%—92°70°+3°
AQI 46 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 8 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). PM2.5 at 11.5 µg/m³ (AQI 55) with a 0.73 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 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 30 now. With UV 0.0 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 7 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 30
- UV peak
- 0.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 7
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 11.5 µg/m³ (AQI 55) with a 0.73 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.73
- 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
- 11:45 PM
- Moonset
- 11:39 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Crab Orchard at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 71°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: April 18 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 68332
16-Day Forecast — Crab Orchard
- Sat79°68°56%
- Sun87°65°6%
- Mon90°68°2%
- Tue93°70°1%
- Wed100°70°43%
- Thu89°69°46%
- Fri92°70°27%
- Sat86°69°4%
- Sun87°63°5%
- Mon93°65°2%
- Tue101°69°3%
- Wed103°72°5%
- Thu113°77°10%
- Fri112°81°10%
- Sat112°80°13%
- Sun95°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 — Crab Orchard
SPC has placed Crab Orchard 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 Crab Orchard
- 68332