Friend, Nebraska Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Friend weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast12%—89°66°—
- MondayJul 6Clear——91°68°+2°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——93°68°+2°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast45%—97°68°+4°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Showers45%—91°71°-6°
- FridayJul 10Heavy Showers28%0.39″83°64°-8°
- SaturdayJul 11Clear——90°61°+7°
AQI 45 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 71 now. With UV 8.0 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 76 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 71 now. With UV 8.0 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 76 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 71
- UV peak
- 8.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 76
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 9.0 µg/m³ (AQI 50) with a 0.73 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 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
- 11:48 PM
- Moonset
- 11:43 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Friend at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 17°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: 68359
16-Day Forecast — Friend
- Sun89°66°12%
- Mon91°68°1%
- Tue93°68°1%
- Wed97°68°45%
- Thu91°71°45%
- Fri83°64°28%
- Sat90°61°6%
- Sun102°68°4%
- Mon93°71°1%
- Tue105°64°3%
- Wed94°67°7%
- Thu93°65°17%
- Fri95°68°26%
- Sat100°68°23%
- Sun101°72°19%
- Mon102°70°16%
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 — Friend
SPC includes Friend 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 Friend
- 68359