Edgar, Nebraska Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Edgar weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast43%—88°66°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast——92°65°+4°
- MondayJul 6Overcast——93°69°+1°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——96°68°+3°
- WednesdayJul 8Heavy Drizzle38%—100°69°+4°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle38%—95°70°-5°
- FridayJul 10Showers18%0.21″95°66°0°
AQI 42 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 8.9 µg/m³ (AQI 49) with a 0.73 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 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 35. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~95%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 35
- UV peak
- 3.6 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 8
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 8.9 µg/m³ (AQI 49) with a 0.73 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.73
- 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
- 11:28 PM
- Moonset
- 10:39 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Edgar at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 4°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 18 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 68935
16-Day Forecast — Edgar
- Sat88°66°43%
- Sun92°65°9%
- Mon93°69°4%
- Tue96°68°2%
- Wed100°69°38%
- Thu95°70°38%
- Fri95°66°18%
- Sat90°65°13%
- Sun85°62°4%
- Mon95°60°2%
- Tue105°68°3%
- Wed86°70°6%
- Thu87°68°10%
- Fri91°67°13%
- Sat93°66°14%
- Sun99°68°22%
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 — Edgar
SPC has placed Edgar 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 Edgar
- 68935