Hazard, Nebraska Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Hazard weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Drizzle16%0.03″88°68°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast——93°68°+5°
- MondayJul 6Overcast——94°67°+1°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle——95°68°+1°
- WednesdayJul 8Drizzle38%—91°67°-4°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Showers38%—90°65°-1°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle15%—91°66°+1°
AQI 64 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 17.5 µg/m³, PM10 at 23.3 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 45 now. With UV 0.1 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 11 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 45
- UV peak
- 0.1 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 11
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 17.5 µg/m³, PM10 at 23.3 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.75
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 1h 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
- 11:55 PM
- Moonset
- 11:50 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Hazard at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 13°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 23 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 68844
16-Day Forecast — Hazard
- Sat88°68°16%
- Sun93°68°6%
- Mon94°67°2%
- Tue95°68°9%
- Wed91°67°38%
- Thu90°65°38%
- Fri91°66°15%
- Sat86°66°11%
- Sun89°62°4%
- Mon94°66°2%
- Tue102°68°3%
- Wed106°70°9%
- Thu113°70°12%
- Fri106°77°20%
- Sat108°74°19%
- Sun93°72°16%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of July 5, 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 — Hazard
SPC has placed Hazard in the Slight Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYSLGTSlight Risk
- TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
- DAY 3NONENo severe risk
Scattered severe storms possible. A few tornadoes, hail, and damaging wind gusts possible.
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 Hazard
- 68844