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Kenesaw, Nebraska Weather

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

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

Kenesaw, NE
Sunday, July 5 at 2:10 PM
87
°
Clear
Feels like
94°
Humidity
42%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
1:09 AM
Sunset
4:08 PM
Kenesaw, NE
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastKenesaw, NE: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 67 to 89 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 67°H 89°
Kenesaw, NE
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    22%
    89°62°
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    92°67°+3°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    95°67°+3°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    29%
    97°71°+2°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Light Showers
    34%
    93°70°-4°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Heavy Showers
    34%
    0.49″
    87°64°-6°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Clear
    91°62°+4°
Kenesaw, NE
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
S
185° · backing 10°
Direction
S
185°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
7
mph
Peak 24h
18
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 18 @ 10:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 178SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Kenesaw, NE
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
945.8
-0.2 mb in 3h · steady · 27.93 inHg
Now
945.8
mb
3h
-0.2
mb
12h
+2.3
mb
24h
+0.2
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 943947
935940945950955-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW946.5942.7945.8
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Kenesaw, NE
Air quality
44
AQI
Good
-1 in 6hPeak ~55 @ 11 PM

AQI 44 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 68 now. With UV 8.2 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 74 around 1 PM.

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

PM 2.5Good
10.9μg/m³
PM 10Good
16μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
118μg/m³
UV IndexVery high
8.2

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 68 now. With UV 8.2 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 74 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 68
UV peak
8.2 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 74

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 10.9 µg/m³ (AQI 54) with a 0.69 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.69
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Kenesaw, NE
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
96.0mi
UNLIMITED
97 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
19:10 UTC · Kenesaw, 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
19:10 UTC · Kenesaw, NE · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Kenesaw, NE
Satellite · infrared · animated
Kenesaw, NE
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Kenesaw, NE
Almanac · Sunday, July 5
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:37 AM
Sunrise
1:09 AM
Daylight
14h 59m
Sunset
4:08 PM
Civil dusk
9:42 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Kenesaw, NE
The moon
Waning Gibbous
70% illuminated
Moonrise
11:53 PM
Moonset
11:49 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Kenesaw, NE
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

weather
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Kenesaw at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 16°F above 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 code: 68956

16-Day Forecast — Kenesaw

  1. Sun89°62°22%
  2. Mon92°67°1%
  3. Tue95°67°4%
  4. Wed97°71°29%
  5. Thu93°70°34%
  6. Fri87°64°34%
  7. Sat91°62°4%
  8. Sun105°69°2%
  9. Mon98°70°1%
  10. Tue115°67°2%
  11. Wed103°67°5%
  12. Thu95°67°22%
  13. Fri98°69°24%
  14. Sat102°67°18%
  15. Sun102°71°25%
  16. Mon102°74°19%

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 — Kenesaw

SPC includes Kenesaw 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 Kenesaw

  • 68956

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.