Kearney, Nebraska Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Kearney weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast13%—92°63°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast——94°67°+2°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——97°67°+3°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle26%—94°70°-3°
- ThursdayJul 9Showers26%—90°67°-4°
- FridayJul 10Drizzle24%—90°67°0°
- SaturdayJul 11Light Drizzle——88°64°-2°
AQI 52 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 12.7 µg/m³ (AQI 58) with a 0.75 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 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
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 12.7 µg/m³ (AQI 58) with a 0.75 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.75
- 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
- 11:55 PM
- Moonset
- 11:50 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Kearney at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 4°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 20 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP codes: 68845, 68847, 68849
15-Day Forecast — Kearney
- Sun92°63°13%
- Mon94°67°2%
- Tue97°67°4%
- Wed94°70°26%
- Thu90°67°26%
- Fri90°67°24%
- Sat88°64°5%
- Sun93°67°2%
- Mon101°68°1%
- Tue105°74°6%
- Wed104°68°10%
- Thu110°67°13%
- Fri96°63°13%
- Sat98°66°20%
- Sun108°75°14%
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.
ZIP codes in Kearney
- 68847
- 68845
- 68849
- 68848