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Johnstown, Nebraska Weather

Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Johnstown weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

Johnstown, NE
Saturday, July 4 at 8:32 PM
76
°
Overcast
Feels like
79°
Humidity
66%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
1:08 AM
Sunset
4:21 PM
Johnstown, NE
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastJohnstown, NE: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 62 to 92 degrees Fahrenheit with a 22% chance of precipitation at 8 PM.
L 62°H 92°
Johnstown, NE
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Light Drizzle
    34%
    0.01″
    87°61°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Clear
    92°62°+5°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    12%
    94°66°+2°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Heavy Drizzle
    40%
    95°72°+1°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    40%
    81°67°-14°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Heavy Drizzle
    22%
    85°64°+4°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    22%
    88°65°+3°
Johnstown, NE
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSE
153° · veering 52°
Direction
SSE
153°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
7
mph
Peak 24h
15
avg 4
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT BRZ
0
CALM
<1
1
LIGHT AIR
1–3
2
LIGHT BRZ
4–7
3
GENTLE BRZ
8–12
4
MOD BRZ
13–18
5
FRESH BRZ
19–24
6
STRONG BRZ
25–31
7
NEAR GALE
32–38
24h · sust vs gust · mph
avg 4 · pk 15 @ 12:00a
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 219SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Johnstown, NE
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
925.5
-0.2 mb in 3h · steady · 27.33 inHg
Now
925.5
mb
3h
-0.2
mb
12h
0.0
mb
24h
+0.9
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 922928
915920925930935-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW927.6922.2925.9
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Johnstown, NE
Air quality
83
AQI
Moderate
+2 in 6h

AQI 83 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 19.0 µg/m³, PM10 at 24.6 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

PM 2.5DRIVERModerate
19.0μg/m³
PM 10Good
25μg/m³
NO₂Good
2μg/m³
OzoneModerate
91μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.3

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 43 now. With UV 0.2 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 10 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 43
UV peak
0.2 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 10

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 19.0 µg/m³, PM10 at 24.6 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.77
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Johnstown, NE
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
81%
MOSTLY CLOUDY
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
46.3mi
UNLIMITED
82 mi0 mi−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Earth · GOES-19 ABI
Full Disk · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 full disk Visible · GeoColor
True-color daytime, blue/IR sandwich at night
01:32 UTC · Johnstown, NE · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · up to 10848 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
01:32 UTC · Johnstown, NE · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Johnstown, NE
Satellite · infrared · animated
Johnstown, NE
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Johnstown, NE
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:34 AM
Sunrise
1:08 AM
Daylight
15h 13m
Sunset
4:21 PM
Civil dusk
9:56 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Johnstown, NE
The moon
Waning Gibbous
77% illuminated
Moonrise
12:00 AM
Moonset
11:54 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Johnstown, NE
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

weather
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Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Johnstown at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 7°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 1 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 69214

16-Day Forecast — Johnstown

  1. Sat87°61°34%
  2. Sun92°62°7%
  3. Mon94°66°12%
  4. Tue95°72°40%
  5. Wed81°67°40%
  6. Thu85°64°22%
  7. Fri88°65°22%
  8. Sat84°61°12%
  9. Sun92°66°6%
  10. Mon97°69°6%
  11. Tue100°71°6%
  12. Wed107°73°11%
  13. Thu114°75°12%
  14. Fri91°75°17%
  15. Sat105°70°10%
  16. Sun83°67°15%

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 — Johnstown

SPC has placed Johnstown in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.

  • TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
  • TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
  • DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms

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 Johnstown

  • 69214

Climate normals from the Open-Meteo Climate API. Köppen approximation from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Regions. See methodology for data sources, editorial rules, and corrections. Maintainer: Brian Tighe.