Howells, Nebraska Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Howells weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast10%—83°66°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast10%—90°66°+7°
- MondayJul 6Light Drizzle——90°68°0°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——91°70°+1°
- WednesdayJul 8Heavy Drizzle42%—90°69°-1°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle42%—84°65°-6°
- FridayJul 10Partly Cloudy21%—88°65°+4°
AQI 50 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 9.5 µg/m³ (AQI 52) with a 0.81 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 44 now. With UV 0.1 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 11 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 44
- UV peak
- 0.1 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 11
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 9.5 µg/m³ (AQI 52) with a 0.81 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.81
- 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
- 11:48 PM
- Moonset
- 11:41 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Howells at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 9°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 26 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 68641
16-Day Forecast — Howells
- Sat83°66°10%
- Sun90°66°10%
- Mon90°68°2%
- Tue91°70°2%
- Wed90°69°42%
- Thu84°65°42%
- Fri88°65°21%
- Sat83°66°8%
- Sun84°64°4%
- Mon90°66°4%
- Tue96°69°3%
- Wed99°71°8%
- Thu107°75°13%
- Fri105°75°13%
- Sat103°74°16%
- Sun90°72°11%
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 — Howells
SPC has placed Howells in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
- DAY 3NONENo severe risk
Isolated severe storms possible. Limited threat for hail or damaging wind.
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 Howells
- 68641