Dodge, Nebraska Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Dodge weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast13%—84°68°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast——91°68°+7°
- MondayJul 6Mostly Clear——93°70°+2°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——91°69°-2°
- WednesdayJul 8Heavy Drizzle36%—91°68°0°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle36%—83°65°-8°
- FridayJul 10Partly Cloudy10%—89°65°+6°
AQI 48 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 7.3 µg/m³ (AQI 41) with a 0.85 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 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 40 now. With UV 0.0 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 10 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 40
- UV peak
- 0.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 10
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 7.3 µg/m³ (AQI 41) with a 0.85 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.85
- Wind
- light
- 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
- 11:47 PM
- Moonset
- 11:40 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Dodge at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 5°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 26 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 68633
16-Day Forecast — Dodge
- Sat84°68°13%
- Sun91°68°7%
- Mon93°70°2%
- Tue91°69°3%
- Wed91°68°36%
- Thu83°65°36%
- Fri89°65°10%
- Sat83°67°5%
- Sun84°63°2%
- Mon90°66°1%
- Tue96°70°3%
- Wed100°70°7%
- Thu109°76°10%
- Fri105°76°18%
- Sat104°73°24%
- Sun90°72°10%
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 — Dodge
SPC has placed Dodge in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
- DAY 3NONENo severe risk
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 Dodge
- 68633