Emerson, Nebraska Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Emerson weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Foggy——86°70°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast16%—90°68°+4°
- MondayJul 6Overcast——89°69°-1°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——91°69°+2°
- WednesdayJul 8Heavy Drizzle41%—90°68°-1°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast41%—79°63°-11°
- FridayJul 10Mostly Clear21%—87°64°+8°
AQI 48 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 43 now. With UV 0.1 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 10 around 1 PM.
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 43 now. With UV 0.1 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 10 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 43
- UV peak
- 0.1 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 10
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 7.1 µg/m³ (AQI 39) 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
- 11:47 PM
- Moonset
- 11:40 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Emerson at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 11°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 30 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 68733
16-Day Forecast — Emerson
- Sat86°70°8%
- Sun90°66°16%
- Mon89°69°1%
- Tue91°69°6%
- Wed90°68°41%
- Thu79°63°41%
- Fri87°64°21%
- Sat84°65°12%
- Sun84°62°6%
- Mon90°66°4%
- Tue95°71°4%
- Wed99°69°7%
- Thu108°75°13%
- Fri99°73°13%
- Sat105°71°10%
- Sun89°69°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 — Emerson
SPC has placed Emerson 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 Emerson
- 68733