Gilead, Nebraska Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Gilead weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast15%—87°65°—
- MondayJul 6Clear——89°69°+2°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——95°69°+6°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast36%—99°69°+4°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast48%—91°73°-8°
- FridayJul 10Heavy Showers34%0.20″82°67°-9°
- SaturdayJul 11Clear16%—91°62°+9°
AQI 51 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±4 points). Ozone at AQI 75 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.
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 75 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 75
- UV peak
- 4.5 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 75
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 9.8 µg/m³ (AQI 52) with a 0.74 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.74
- 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
Gilead at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 15°F above 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: 68362
16-Day Forecast — Gilead
- Sun88°65°15%
- Mon89°69°2%
- Tue95°69°0%
- Wed99°69°36%
- Thu91°73°48%
- Fri82°67°34%
- Sat91°62°16%
- Sun103°70°2%
- Mon93°73°2%
- Tue113°66°2%
- Wed100°68°5%
- Thu93°67°9%
- Fri95°69°19%
- Sat98°67°23%
- Sun102°72°23%
- Mon102°71°27%
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 — Gilead
SPC includes Gilead 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 Gilead
- 68362