Craig, Nebraska Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Craig weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Light Showers23%0.05″88°69°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast12%—89°67°+1°
- MondayJul 6Clear——87°67°-2°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——88°67°+1°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast53%—92°71°+4°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast53%—88°66°-4°
- FridayJul 10Drizzle13%—88°67°0°
AQI 49 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 8.2 µg/m³, PM10 at 10.4 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
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 8.2 µg/m³, PM10 at 10.4 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.79
- Wind
- breezy
- 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
- 11:23 PM
- Moonset
- 10:30 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Craig at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 7°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 27 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 68019
16-Day Forecast — Craig
- Sat88°69°23%
- Sun89°67°12%
- Mon87°67°2%
- Tue88°67°1%
- Wed92°71°53%
- Thu88°66°53%
- Fri88°67°13%
- Sat89°65°8%
- Sun82°55°5%
- Mon83°57°6%
- Tue87°64°3%
- Wed87°65°12%
- Thu85°70°14%
- Fri90°66°17%
- Sat91°67°16%
- Sun96°69°20%
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 — Craig
SPC has placed Craig in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
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 Craig
- 68019