Kennard, Nebraska Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Kennard weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Light Drizzle40%—84°70°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast——91°68°+7°
- MondayJul 6Partly Cloudy——92°71°+1°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——90°68°-2°
- WednesdayJul 8Drizzle47%—92°68°+2°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast47%—84°65°-8°
- FridayJul 10Partly Cloudy15%—90°65°+6°
AQI 47 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 39 now. With UV 0.0 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 9 around 1 PM.
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 39 now. With UV 0.0 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 9 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 39
- UV peak
- 0.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 9
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 5.7 µg/m³ (AQI 32) with a 0.85 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.85
- Wind
- calm
- 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
- 11:44 PM
- Moonset
- 11:38 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Kennard at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 3°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 25 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 68034
16-Day Forecast — Kennard
- Sat84°70°40%
- Sun91°68°4%
- Mon92°71°4%
- Tue90°68°3%
- Wed92°68°47%
- Thu84°65°47%
- Fri90°65°15%
- Sat83°67°6%
- Sun83°62°5%
- Mon92°65°3%
- Tue98°69°4%
- Wed98°71°6%
- Thu108°77°11%
- Fri105°78°11%
- Sat101°74°23%
- Sun92°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 — Kennard
SPC has placed Kennard in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- 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 Kennard
- 68034