Crawford, Nebraska Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Crawford weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast——88°63°—
- SundayJul 5Clear——97°66°+9°
- MondayJul 6Rain36%0.23″100°67°+3°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle63%—99°68°-1°
- WednesdayJul 8Showers63%0.11″88°65°-11°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast49%—94°68°+6°
- FridayJul 10Clear26%—88°62°-6°
AQI 56 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 14.2 µg/m³ (AQI 61), ratio 0.65 with 7 mph wind — characteristic of long-range haze transport rather than a local source.
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 55 now. With UV 6.4 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 47 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 55
- UV peak
- 6.4 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 47
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 14.2 µg/m³ (AQI 61), ratio 0.65 with 7 mph wind — characteristic of long-range haze transport rather than a local source.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.65
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- transport
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
- 10:53 PM
- Moonset
- 9:59 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Crawford at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 17°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 2 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 69339
16-Day Forecast — Crawford
- Sat88°63°3%
- Sun97°66°1%
- Mon100°67°36%
- Tue99°68°63%
- Wed88°65°63%
- Thu94°68°49%
- Fri88°62°26%
- Sat95°62°9%
- Sun101°70°6%
- Mon101°71°6%
- Tue104°75°16%
- Wed106°75°22%
- Thu92°74°25%
- Fri93°68°26%
- Sat86°60°23%
- Sun93°62°16%
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 — Crawford
SPC has placed Crawford in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
- 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 Crawford
- 69339