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Genoa, Nebraska Weather

Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

Genoa, NE
Saturday, July 4 at 2:10 PM
81
°
Clear
Feels like
90°
Humidity
63%
Wind
4 mph
Sunrise
1:02 AM
Sunset
4:07 PM
Genoa, NE
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastGenoa, NE: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 66 to 87 degrees Fahrenheit with a 20% chance of precipitation at 11 PM.
L 66°H 87°
Genoa, NE
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Overcast
    20%
    87°67°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    10%
    91°66°+4°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Mostly Clear
    90°67°-1°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    90°68°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Light Showers
    44%
    92°68°+2°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Light Showers
    44%
    87°67°-5°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Drizzle
    15%
    83°65°-4°
Genoa, NE
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSE
152° · backing 150°
Direction
SSE
152°
Sustained
4
mph
Gust
4
mph
Peak 24h
20
avg 6
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 6 · pk 20 @ 11:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 142SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Genoa, NE
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
960.4
-0.7 mb in 3h · falling · 28.36 inHg
Now
960.4
mb
3h
-0.7
mb
12h
+2.6
mb
24h
+1.3
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 956962
950955960965970-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW961.6955.9960.4
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Genoa, NE
Air quality
57
AQI
Moderate
+4 in 6h

AQI 57 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±4 points). PM2.5 at 20.5 µg/m³ (AQI 72) with a 0.68 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
20.5μg/m³
PM 10Good
30μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneUnhealthy SG
103μg/m³
UV IndexVery high
7.5

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 49 now. With UV 7.5 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 35 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 49
UV peak
7.5 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
partly cloudy
Projected peak
AQI 35

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 20.5 µg/m³ (AQI 72) with a 0.68 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.68
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Genoa, NE
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
11%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
55.5mi
UNLIMITED
57 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
19:10 UTC · Genoa, 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
19:10 UTC · Genoa, NE · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Genoa, NE
Satellite · infrared · animated
Genoa, NE
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Genoa, NE
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:30 AM
Sunrise
1:02 AM
Daylight
15h 05m
Sunset
4:07 PM
Civil dusk
9:42 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Genoa, NE
The moon
Waning Gibbous
79% illuminated
Moonrise
11:28 PM
Moonset
10:36 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Genoa, NE
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

bird
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Genoa at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 11°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 25 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 68640

16-Day Forecast — Genoa

  1. Sat87°67°20%
  2. Sun91°66°10%
  3. Mon90°67°2%
  4. Tue90°68°2%
  5. Wed92°68°44%
  6. Thu87°67°44%
  7. Fri83°65°15%
  8. Sat79°60°6%
  9. Sun81°63°5%
  10. Mon82°65°2%
  11. Tue85°68°3%
  12. Wed91°63°6%
  13. Thu95°69°13%
  14. Fri93°64°11%
  15. Sat82°63°19%
  16. Sun82°58°11%

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 — Genoa

SPC has placed Genoa in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.

  • TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
  • TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
  • DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms

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 Genoa

  • 68640

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.