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Hartington, Nebraska Weather

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

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

Hartington, NE
Saturday, July 4 at 4:39 PM
87
°
Clear
Feels like
95°
Humidity
52%
Wind
2 mph
Sunrise
12:56 AM
Sunset
4:09 PM
Hartington, NE
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastHartington, NE: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 67 to 89 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 67°H 89°
Hartington, NE
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Foggy
    13%
    87°69°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    10%
    90°67°+3°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Partly Cloudy
    92°68°+2°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    94°72°+2°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Showers
    42%
    91°68°-3°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Showers
    37%
    0.32″
    86°64°-5°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    23%
    82°63°-4°
Hartington, NE
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
N
006° · backing 157°
Direction
N
006°
Sustained
2
mph
Gust
8
mph
Peak 24h
14
avg 4
Beaufort · 1 · LIGHT AIR
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 4 · pk 14 @ 7:00a
010MPHB1B2B3B4-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 114SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 157° from the n.
Hartington, NE
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
965.1
-1.3 mb in 3h · falling · 28.50 inHg
Now
965.1
mb
3h
-1.3
mb
12h
+2.8
mb
24h
+0.3
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 962966
955960965970975-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW966.3962.2965.0
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Hartington, NE
Air quality
52
AQI
Moderate
0 in 6h

AQI 52 (Moderate), 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 0.78 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 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 2.5DRIVERGood
10.1μg/m³
PM 10Good
13μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneUnhealthy SG
109μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
4.6

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 53 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 53
UV peak
4.1 at earlier today
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 53

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 10.1 µg/m³ (AQI 53) with a 0.78 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.78
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Hartington, NE
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
2%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
80.7mi
UNLIMITED
81 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
21:39 UTC · Hartington, 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
21:39 UTC · Hartington, NE · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Hartington, NE
Satellite · infrared · animated
Hartington, NE
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Hartington, NE
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:23 AM
Sunrise
12:56 AM
Daylight
15h 13m
Sunset
4:09 PM
Civil dusk
9:45 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Hartington, NE
The moon
Waning Gibbous
78% illuminated
Moonrise
11:28 PM
Moonset
10:33 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Hartington, NE
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

bird
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Hartington at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 18°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 2 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 68739

16-Day Forecast — Hartington

  1. Sat87°69°13%
  2. Sun90°67°10%
  3. Mon92°68°4%
  4. Tue94°72°9%
  5. Wed91°68°42%
  6. Thu86°64°37%
  7. Fri82°63°23%
  8. Sat82°58°13%
  9. Sun81°63°7%
  10. Mon86°63°5%
  11. Tue86°68°6%
  12. Wed91°68°11%
  13. Thu95°68°13%
  14. Fri91°65°14%
  15. Sat81°61°10%
  16. Sun86°57°10%

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 — Hartington

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

  • TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
  • TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
  • DAY 3NONENo severe risk

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 Hartington

  • 68739

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.