Grafton, Nebraska Weather
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Grafton weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast38%—86°68°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast12%—90°66°+4°
- MondayJul 6Overcast——91°69°+1°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——94°67°+3°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle41%—97°69°+3°
- ThursdayJul 9Drizzle41%—91°68°-6°
- FridayJul 10Light Showers16%0.06″92°65°+1°
AQI 37 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 10.1 µg/m³ (AQI 53) with a 0.73 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 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 during the projected peak around 10 PM.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 36 now. With UV 3.3 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 11 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 36
- UV peak
- 3.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 11
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 10.1 µg/m³ (AQI 53) with a 0.73 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.73
- Wind
- light
- 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
- 11:27 PM
- Moonset
- 10:37 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Grafton at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 5°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: 68365
16-Day Forecast — Grafton
- Sat86°68°38%
- Sun90°66°12%
- Mon91°69°2%
- Tue94°67°1%
- Wed97°69°41%
- Thu91°68°41%
- Fri92°65°16%
- Sat88°64°9%
- Sun83°60°5%
- Mon93°60°2%
- Tue101°68°3%
- Wed86°70°12%
- Thu85°67°10%
- Fri92°67°16%
- Sat91°66°15%
- Sun98°68°17%
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 — Grafton
SPC has placed Grafton in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- 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 Grafton
- 68365