Hooper, Nebraska Weather
Warm wind sweeps the tallgrass. Day 16 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Hooper weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Partly Cloudy14%—87°66°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast——91°67°+4°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——92°68°+1°
- WednesdayJul 8Showers48%—96°67°+4°
- ThursdayJul 9Heavy Showers56%0.55″80°70°-16°
- FridayJul 10Overcast27%—83°68°+3°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast——89°66°+6°
AQI 62 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. AQI up 12 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Ozone at AQI 32 now. With UV 0.0 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 8.
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 32 now. With UV 0.0 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 8.
- Present
- AQI 32
- UV peak
- 0.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 8
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 5.2 µg/m³ (AQI 29) with a 0.87 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in stagnant air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.87
- 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).
When the stars begin to huddle, the earth will soon become a puddle.
- Moonrise
- 12:07 AM
- Moonset
- 12:48 PM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Warm wind sweeps the tallgrass
Hooper at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 6°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 26 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 6–10
- Planting window: Sow fall broccoli and cabbage indoors for transplant in 4 weeks.
ZIP code: 68031
16-Day Forecast — Hooper
- Sun87°66°14%
- Mon91°67°2%
- Tue92°68°1%
- Wed96°67°48%
- Thu80°70°56%
- Fri83°68°27%
- Sat89°66°4%
- Sun98°69°1%
- Mon101°74°2%
- Tue98°75°5%
- Wed81°67°10%
- Thu103°67°11%
- Fri82°69°24%
- Sat93°66°13%
- Sun94°67°24%
- Mon91°69°17%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of July 6, 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 — Hooper
SPC includes Hooper 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 Hooper
- 68031