Hardy, Nebraska Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Hardy weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Light Drizzle31%0.01″86°65°—
- SundayJul 5Partly Cloudy——91°66°+5°
- MondayJul 6Overcast——95°70°+4°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——96°69°+1°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast28%—101°72°+5°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle29%—101°71°0°
- FridayJul 10Showers19%0.34″102°66°+1°
AQI 35 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 6.8 µg/m³, PM10 at 9.2 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
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 34. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~98%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 34
- UV peak
- 4.4 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 10
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 6.8 µg/m³, PM10 at 9.2 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.74
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- background
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
- 10:39 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Hardy at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 4°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 16 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 68943
16-Day Forecast — Hardy
- Sat86°65°31%
- Sun91°66°9%
- Mon95°70°6%
- Tue96°69°1%
- Wed101°72°28%
- Thu101°71°29%
- Fri102°66°19%
- Sat90°67°14%
- Sun87°65°3%
- Mon97°62°2%
- Tue106°69°3%
- Wed90°71°7%
- Thu90°68°13%
- Fri93°69°16%
- Sat96°68°16%
- Sun99°69°19%
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 — Hardy
SPC has placed Hardy 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 Hardy
- 68943