Fairbury, Nebraska Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Fairbury weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast——89°65°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast——92°72°+3°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——97°70°+5°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast36%—100°72°+3°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Rain36%0.11″89°71°-11°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle26%—83°67°-6°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast——89°64°+6°
AQI 36 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 10 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 12.5 µg/m³ (AQI 57) with a 0.70 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 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 during the projected peak around 2 PM.
What's driving it
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 12.5 µg/m³ (AQI 57) with a 0.70 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.70
- 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
- 11:42 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Fairbury at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 4°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 17 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 68352
15-Day Forecast — Fairbury
- Sun89°65°8%
- Mon92°72°0%
- Tue97°70°1%
- Wed100°72°36%
- Thu89°71°36%
- Fri83°67°26%
- Sat89°64°5%
- Sun94°68°5%
- Mon99°71°2%
- Tue106°74°3%
- Wed98°70°7%
- Thu106°68°13%
- Fri96°67°13%
- Sat96°68°20%
- Sun106°75°13%
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 — Fairbury
SPC includes Fairbury in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
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 Fairbury
- 68352