Harvard, Nebraska Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Harvard weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast27%—87°69°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast11%—91°67°+4°
- MondayJul 6Overcast——94°70°+3°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——95°68°+1°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast40%—97°71°+2°
- ThursdayJul 9Showers40%0.13″93°68°-4°
- FridayJul 10Drizzle17%—86°64°-7°
AQI 45 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±4 points). PM2.5 at 15.0 µg/m³ (AQI 62) with a 0.70 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 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.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 48. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~94%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 48
- UV peak
- 8.4 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 27
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 15.0 µg/m³ (AQI 62) with a 0.70 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.70
- 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
- 11:29 PM
- Moonset
- 10:39 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Harvard at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 11°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: 68944
16-Day Forecast — Harvard
- Sat87°69°27%
- Sun91°67°11%
- Mon94°70°2%
- Tue95°68°2%
- Wed97°71°40%
- Thu93°68°40%
- Fri86°64°17%
- Sat84°61°9%
- Sun86°62°4%
- Mon85°66°2%
- Tue90°65°4%
- Wed95°61°9%
- Thu98°71°11%
- Fri97°64°19%
- Sat88°63°19%
- Sun86°58°23%
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 — Harvard
SPC has placed Harvard 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 Harvard
- 68944