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Kenesaw, Nebraska Weather

Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

Kenesaw, NE
Saturday, July 4 at 5:32 PM
86
°
Clear
Feels like
91°
Humidity
47%
Wind
3 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 91 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 67°H 91°
Kenesaw, NE
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Overcast
    17%
    86°68°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    92°67°+6°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    93°68°+1°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    95°68°+2°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    34%
    95°70°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Thunderstorm
    34%
    0.56″
    93°67°-2°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Drizzle
    25%
    0.02″
    86°65°-7°
Kenesaw, NE
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
W
275° · backing 144°
Direction
W
275°
Sustained
3
mph
Gust
5
mph
Peak 24h
20
avg 6
Beaufort · 1 · LIGHT AIR
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 6 · pk 20 @ 10:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 163SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Kenesaw, NE
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
944.4
-0.6 mb in 3h · falling · 27.89 inHg
Now
944.4
mb
3h
-0.6
mb
12h
+2.9
mb
24h
+2.5
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 941946
935940945950-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW945.6940.5944.9
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Kenesaw, NE
Air quality
51
AQI
Moderate
+4 in 6h

AQI 51 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±4 points). Ozone at AQI 65 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.

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

PM 2.5Moderate
15.1μg/m³
PM 10Good
21μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
116μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
3.3

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 65 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 65
UV peak
2.8 at earlier today
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 65

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 15.1 µg/m³ (AQI 62) with a 0.71 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.71
Wind
calm
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
85.4mi
UNLIMITED
85 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
22:32 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
22:32 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 · Saturday, July 4
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
9:43 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Kenesaw, NE
The moon
Waning Gibbous
78% illuminated
Moonrise
11:31 PM
Moonset
10:41 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Kenesaw, NE
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

bird
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Kenesaw at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 15°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. Sat86°68°17%
  2. Sun92°67°7%
  3. Mon93°68°1%
  4. Tue95°68°5%
  5. Wed95°70°34%
  6. Thu93°67°34%
  7. Fri86°65°25%
  8. Sat84°62°8%
  9. Sun86°63°3%
  10. Mon83°68°2%
  11. Tue89°64°3%
  12. Wed94°65°10%
  13. Thu99°71°10%
  14. Fri95°65°16%
  15. Sat88°63°15%
  16. Sun87°58°17%

Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).

Right now in the garden

Peak growing season

As of July 4, 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 has placed Kenesaw 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 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.