Dunbar, Nebraska Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Dunbar weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Rain76%0.25″80°66°—
- SundayJul 5Clear——89°64°+9°
- MondayJul 6Partly Cloudy——90°68°+1°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——89°68°-1°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle39%—96°69°+7°
- ThursdayJul 9Showers51%—84°69°-12°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle24%—89°68°+5°
AQI 47 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 16 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. PM2.5 at 12.1 µg/m³ (AQI 57) with a 0.79 fine-to-coarse ratio and 1 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 34 now. With UV 0.0 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 8 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 34
- UV peak
- 0.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 8
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 12.1 µg/m³ (AQI 57) with a 0.79 fine-to-coarse ratio and 1 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.79
- 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
Dunbar at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 3°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 20 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 68346
16-Day Forecast — Dunbar
- Sat80°66°76%
- Sun89°64°2%
- Mon90°68°1%
- Tue89°68°1%
- Wed96°69°39%
- Thu84°69°51%
- Fri89°68°24%
- Sat82°67°5%
- Sun82°62°4%
- Mon90°63°4%
- Tue97°69°2%
- Wed100°70°5%
- Thu109°75°10%
- Fri98°75°10%
- Sat109°76°16%
- Sun91°74°14%
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 — Dunbar
SPC has placed Dunbar in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- 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 Dunbar
- 68346