Dalton, Nebraska Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Dalton weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast10%—90°61°—
- SundayJul 5Clear——94°61°+4°
- MondayJul 6Overcast27%—95°67°+1°
- TuesdayJul 7Heavy Rain52%0.52″97°67°+2°
- WednesdayJul 8Heavy Showers52%2.1″86°64°-11°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle42%—89°64°+3°
- FridayJul 10Drizzle26%0.01″84°63°-5°
AQI 84 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. AQI up 27 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Ozone at AQI 58 now. With UV 0.2 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 14 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 58 now. With UV 0.2 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 14 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 58
- UV peak
- 0.2 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 14
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 10.9 µg/m³, PM10 at 14.3 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.76
- 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
- 11:11 PM
- Moonset
- 11:06 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Dalton at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 10°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 24 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 69131
16-Day Forecast — Dalton
- Sat90°61°10%
- Sun94°62°1%
- Mon95°67°27%
- Tue97°67°52%
- Wed86°64°52%
- Thu89°64°42%
- Fri84°63°26%
- Sat89°61°11%
- Sun93°68°4%
- Mon102°68°9%
- Tue99°72°12%
- Wed106°76°21%
- Thu105°78°25%
- Fri99°77°26%
- Sat102°74°16%
- Sun86°70°18%
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 — Dalton
SPC has placed Dalton 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 Dalton
- 69131