Fairfield, Nebraska Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Fairfield weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast41%—86°67°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast11%—91°68°+5°
- MondayJul 6Overcast——95°69°+4°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——95°69°0°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast32%—98°71°+3°
- ThursdayJul 9Showers32%0.01″94°69°-4°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle25%0.02″87°64°-7°
AQI 43 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 12.1 µg/m³ (AQI 57) with a 0.62 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.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 51 — peak already passed at 1 PM under overcast skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 51
- UV peak
- 2.6 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 51
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 12.1 µg/m³ (AQI 57) with a 0.62 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.62
- 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
Fairfield at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 15°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 19 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 68938
16-Day Forecast — Fairfield
- Sat86°67°41%
- Sun91°68°11%
- Mon95°69°7%
- Tue95°69°2%
- Wed98°71°32%
- Thu94°69°32%
- Fri87°64°25%
- Sat86°61°8%
- Sun88°62°5%
- Mon85°67°2%
- Tue91°65°3%
- Wed96°62°9%
- Thu99°71°11%
- Fri98°65°19%
- Sat88°64°19%
- Sun87°59°23%
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 — Fairfield
SPC has placed Fairfield 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 Fairfield
- 68938