Kimball, Nebraska Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Kimball weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast——88°59°—
- SundayJul 5Clear——93°59°+5°
- MondayJul 6Overcast21%—95°63°+2°
- TuesdayJul 7Drizzle66%—96°68°+1°
- WednesdayJul 8Heavy Showers57%0.54″89°64°-7°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle44%—96°64°+7°
- FridayJul 10Partly Cloudy22%—84°64°-12°
AQI 61 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. AQI up 7 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Ozone at AQI 68 — 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.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 68 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 68
- UV peak
- 3.2 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 68
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 6.6 µg/m³ (AQI 37), ratio 0.57 with 10 mph wind — characteristic of long-range haze transport rather than a local source.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.57
- Wind
- breezy
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- transport
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
- 10:52 PM
- Moonset
- 10:02 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Kimball at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 18°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 23 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 69145
16-Day Forecast — Kimball
- Sat88°59°9%
- Sun93°59°1%
- Mon95°63°21%
- Tue96°68°66%
- Wed89°64°57%
- Thu96°64°44%
- Fri84°64°22%
- Sat89°63°10%
- Sun96°69°4%
- Mon95°70°11%
- Tue97°70°15%
- Wed101°74°30%
- Thu91°75°32%
- Fri88°69°23%
- Sat86°60°27%
- Sun88°62°28%
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 — Kimball
SPC has placed Kimball in the Slight Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYSLGTSlight Risk
- TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
Scattered severe storms possible. A few tornadoes, hail, and damaging wind gusts possible.
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 Kimball
- 69145