Heartwell, Nebraska Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Heartwell weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast15%—91°63°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast——92°67°+1°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——96°69°+4°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast32%—93°72°-3°
- ThursdayJul 9Showers32%0.25″89°67°-4°
- FridayJul 10Drizzle22%—88°66°-1°
- SaturdayJul 11Light Drizzle——89°64°+1°
AQI 44 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 6 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 13.6 µg/m³ (AQI 59) with a 0.76 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 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
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 13.6 µg/m³ (AQI 59) with a 0.76 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.76
- 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
- 11:54 PM
- Moonset
- 11:49 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Heartwell at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 6°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 19 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 68945
15-Day Forecast — Heartwell
- Sun91°63°15%
- Mon92°67°1%
- Tue96°69°3%
- Wed93°72°32%
- Thu89°67°32%
- Fri88°66°22%
- Sat89°64°5%
- Sun92°67°2%
- Mon100°68°2%
- Tue103°73°6%
- Wed103°68°6%
- Thu107°66°13%
- Fri95°63°13%
- Sat97°66°20%
- Sun107°74°14%
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 — Heartwell
SPC includes Heartwell in the general thunderstorm area day after tomorrow — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- TODAYNONENo severe risk
- TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
Thunderstorms possible. Not severe, but capable of producing lightning and brief heavy rain.
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 Heartwell
- 68945