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Farnam, Nebraska Weather

Monsoon storms drench the south. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Farnam weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

Farnam, NE
Saturday, July 4 at 8:33 PM
80
°
Clear
Feels like
83°
Humidity
62%
Wind
4 mph
Sunrise
1:15 AM
Sunset
4:15 PM
Farnam, NE
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastFarnam, NE: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 66 to 89 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 66°H 89°
Farnam, NE
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Foggy
    20%
    86°68°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    89°66°+3°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    92°66°+3°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Light Drizzle
    14%
    95°68°+3°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    30%
    93°68°-2°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Showers
    32%
    0.08″
    91°63°-2°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    32%
    92°66°+1°
Farnam, NE
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NE
049° · backing 43°
Direction
NE
049°
Sustained
4
mph
Gust
5
mph
Peak 24h
31
avg 8
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT BRZ
0
CALM
<1
1
LIGHT AIR
1–3
2
LIGHT BRZ
4–7
3
GENTLE BRZ
8–12
4
MOD BRZ
13–18
5
FRESH BRZ
19–24
6
STRONG BRZ
25–31
7
NEAR GALE
32–38
24h · sust vs gust · mph
avg 8 · pk 31 @ 7:00a
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 215SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Farnam, NE
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
919.5
-1.6 mb in 3h · falling · 27.15 inHg
Now
919.5
mb
3h
-1.6
mb
12h
+0.7
mb
24h
+2.6
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 917923
910915920925930-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW922.9916.9919.5
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Farnam, NE
Air quality
64
AQI
Moderate
+2 in 6h

AQI 64 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 15.6 µg/m³ (AQI 63) with a 0.78 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 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.

PM 2.5DRIVERModerate
15.6μg/m³
PM 10Good
20μg/m³
NO₂Good
3μg/m³
OzoneModerate
98μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.2

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 46 now. With UV 0.1 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 11 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 46
UV peak
0.1 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 11

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 15.6 µg/m³ (AQI 63) with a 0.78 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.78
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Farnam, NE
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
52.8mi
UNLIMITED
107 mi0 mi−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Earth · GOES-19 ABI
Full Disk · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 full disk Visible · GeoColor
True-color daytime, blue/IR sandwich at night
01:33 UTC · Farnam, NE · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · up to 10848 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
01:33 UTC · Farnam, NE · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Farnam, NE
Satellite · infrared · animated
Farnam, NE
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Farnam, NE
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:43 AM
Sunrise
1:15 AM
Daylight
15h 00m
Sunset
4:15 PM
Civil dusk
9:49 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Farnam, NE
The moon
Waning Gibbous
77% illuminated
Moonrise
11:59 PM
Moonset
11:55 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Farnam, NE
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Monsoon storms drench the south

insect
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Farnam at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 9°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: 69029

16-Day Forecast — Farnam

  1. Sat86°68°20%
  2. Sun89°65°5%
  3. Mon92°66°3%
  4. Tue95°68°14%
  5. Wed93°68°30%
  6. Thu91°63°32%
  7. Fri92°66°32%
  8. Sat86°64°9%
  9. Sun87°64°2%
  10. Mon92°65°2%
  11. Tue99°65°3%
  12. Wed105°70°11%
  13. Thu110°72°14%
  14. Fri108°76°19%
  15. Sat109°73°16%
  16. Sun93°69°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 — Farnam

SPC has placed Farnam in the Slight Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.

  • TODAYSLGTSlight Risk
  • TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
  • DAY 3NONENo severe risk

Scattered severe storms possible. A few tornadoes, hail, and damaging wind gusts possible.

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 Farnam

  • 69029

Climate normals from the Open-Meteo Climate API. Köppen approximation from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Regions. See methodology for data sources, editorial rules, and corrections. Maintainer: Brian Tighe.