Holdrege, Nebraska Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Holdrege weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Foggy26%—87°70°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast——91°66°+4°
- MondayJul 6Overcast——92°68°+1°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——95°68°+3°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast24%—94°71°-1°
- ThursdayJul 9Heavy Showers24%1.7″90°63°-4°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle19%—90°67°0°
AQI 48 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 10.6 µg/m³ (AQI 54) with a 0.76 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 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 33 now. With UV 0.0 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 8 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 33
- UV peak
- 0.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 8
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 10.6 µg/m³ (AQI 54) with a 0.76 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.76
- Wind
- light
- 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
- 11:56 PM
- Moonset
- 11:52 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Holdrege at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 73°F — typical for the season
- 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: 68949
16-Day Forecast — Holdrege
- Sat87°70°26%
- Sun91°66°9%
- Mon92°68°2%
- Tue95°68°6%
- Wed94°71°24%
- Thu90°63°24%
- Fri90°67°19%
- Sat86°65°6%
- Sun87°64°1%
- Mon91°65°1%
- Tue99°67°7%
- Wed104°69°7%
- Thu108°72°13%
- Fri106°76°11%
- Sat108°74°20%
- Sun90°72°19%
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 — Holdrege
SPC has placed Holdrege 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 Holdrege
- 68949