Du Bois, Nebraska Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Du Bois weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Partly Cloudy——88°65°—
- MondayJul 6Clear——90°68°+2°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——91°68°+1°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast43%—93°67°+2°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Showers45%0.09″86°72°-7°
- FridayJul 10Showers41%—78°65°-8°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast20%—89°63°+11°
AQI 46 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 14 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Ozone at AQI 56 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.
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 56 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 56
- UV peak
- 2.5 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 56
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 6.4 µg/m³ (AQI 36) with a 0.83 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.83
- 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
- 11:43 PM
- Moonset
- 11:37 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Du Bois at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 16°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 16 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 68345
16-Day Forecast — Du Bois
- Sun88°65°1%
- Mon90°68°1%
- Tue91°68°0%
- Wed93°67°43%
- Thu86°72°45%
- Fri78°65°41%
- Sat89°63°20%
- Sun99°69°4%
- Mon88°69°4%
- Tue93°64°3%
- Wed90°68°5%
- Thu90°66°8%
- Fri91°68°32%
- Sat94°67°19%
- Sun96°71°20%
- Mon98°72°28%
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 — Du Bois
SPC includes Du Bois 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 Du Bois
- 68345