Howard City, Nebraska Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Howard City weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Heavy Rain30%1.1″87°67°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast14%—92°65°+5°
- MondayJul 6Overcast——93°68°+1°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle——93°70°0°
- WednesdayJul 8Heavy Drizzle26%—91°68°-2°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Showers30%0.01″88°66°-3°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle19%—91°67°+3°
AQI 61 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM scrubbed by 2 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 15.2 µg/m³, PM10 to 19.6 µg/m³.
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 30 now. With UV 0.0 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 7 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 30
- UV peak
- 0.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 7
PM × Wind × Precip
PM scrubbed by 2 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 15.2 µg/m³, PM10 to 19.6 µg/m³.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.78
- Wind
- windy
- Recent rain
- 2h in last 6h
- Pattern
- washed out
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
Howard City at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 4°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 22 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
16-Day Forecast — Howard City
- Sat87°68°30%
- Sun92°66°14%
- Mon93°68°1%
- Tue93°70°3%
- Wed91°68°26%
- Thu88°66°30%
- Fri91°67°19%
- Sat85°67°6%
- Sun87°63°2%
- Mon92°66°2%
- Tue101°68°4%
- Wed104°70°7%
- Thu112°72°16%
- Fri104°75°14%
- Sat108°74°24%
- Sun94°71°12%
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 — Howard City
SPC has placed Howard City 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 Howard City
- 68820