Dakota City, Nebraska Weather
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Dakota City weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast13%—87°71°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast——92°67°+5°
- MondayJul 6Overcast——90°70°-2°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——93°69°+3°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Showers45%—92°69°-1°
- ThursdayJul 9Drizzle45%0.04″86°65°-6°
- FridayJul 10Overcast10%—85°63°-1°
AQI 53 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 10.3 µg/m³ (AQI 53) with a 0.76 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 50 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 50
- UV peak
- 4.3 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 50
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 10.3 µg/m³ (AQI 53) with a 0.76 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.76
- 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
- 11:24 PM
- Moonset
- 10:29 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Dakota City at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 18°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 1 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 68731
16-Day Forecast — Dakota City
- Sat87°71°13%
- Sun92°67°7%
- Mon90°70°1%
- Tue93°69°6%
- Wed92°69°45%
- Thu86°65°45%
- Fri85°63°10%
- Sat82°59°11%
- Sun85°62°6%
- Mon88°61°4%
- Tue89°62°5%
- Wed94°68°7%
- Thu95°68°13%
- Fri95°66°13%
- Sat82°61°10%
- Sun86°58°10%
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 — Dakota City
SPC includes Dakota City in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
- DAY 3NONENo severe risk
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 Dakota City
- 68776
- 68731