Dawson, Nebraska Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Dawson weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Rain64%0.39″84°67°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast14%—90°68°+6°
- MondayJul 6Overcast——90°68°0°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——91°68°+1°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast13%—99°69°+8°
- ThursdayJul 9Thunderstorm49%0.29″92°70°-7°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle23%—91°67°-1°
AQI 25 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM scrubbed by 2 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 7.0 µg/m³, PM10 to 8.9 µg/m³.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion during the projected peak around 10 PM.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 36. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~84%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 36
- UV peak
- 6.6 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 16
PM × Wind × Precip
PM scrubbed by 2 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 7.0 µg/m³, PM10 to 8.9 µg/m³.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.79
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 2h in last 6h
- Pattern
- washed out
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
- 11:19 PM
- Moonset
- 10:30 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Dawson at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 74°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: April 17 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 68337
16-Day Forecast — Dawson
- Sat84°67°64%
- Sun90°68°14%
- Mon90°68°5%
- Tue91°68°1%
- Wed99°69°13%
- Thu92°70°49%
- Fri91°67°23%
- Sat89°70°9%
- Sun80°63°5%
- Mon86°59°6%
- Tue92°64°3%
- Wed88°66°11%
- Thu88°67°11%
- Fri86°67°13%
- Sat88°68°9%
- Sun94°70°29%
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 — Dawson
SPC has placed Dawson 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 Dawson
- 68337