Hay Springs, Nebraska Weather
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Hay Springs weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast——87°57°—
- SundayJul 5Clear——95°60°+8°
- MondayJul 6Drizzle35%0.01″97°63°+2°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle67%0.01″98°70°+1°
- WednesdayJul 8Showers67%0.11″86°64°-12°
- ThursdayJul 9Drizzle36%—94°62°+8°
- FridayJul 10Clear24%—86°61°-8°
AQI 59 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±4 points). PM2.5 at 15.7 µg/m³ (AQI 63) with a 0.73 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 56 now. With UV 5.3 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 40 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 56
- UV peak
- 5.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 40
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 15.7 µg/m³ (AQI 63) with a 0.73 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.73
- 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
- 10:50 PM
- Moonset
- 9:56 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Hay Springs at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 16°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: 69347
16-Day Forecast — Hay Springs
- Sat87°57°6%
- Sun95°60°2%
- Mon97°63°35%
- Tue98°70°67%
- Wed86°64°67%
- Thu94°62°36%
- Fri86°61°24%
- Sat87°60°10%
- Sun98°65°5%
- Mon97°67°6%
- Tue100°71°15%
- Wed104°71°18%
- Thu91°72°19%
- Fri91°67°22%
- Sat85°57°23%
- Sun92°60°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 — Hay Springs
SPC has placed Hay Springs 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 Hay Springs
- 69347