Lamar, Nebraska Weather
Monsoon storms drench the south. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Lamar weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast45%—90°65°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast——90°60°0°
- MondayJul 6Overcast11%—95°63°+5°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle50%0.02″99°71°+4°
- WednesdayJul 8Showers50%0.12″90°66°-9°
- ThursdayJul 9Showers40%0.12″94°65°+4°
- FridayJul 10Thunderstorm30%0.54″87°63°-7°
AQI 85 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. AQI up 30 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Ozone at AQI 70 now. With UV 0.2 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 17 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 70 now. With UV 0.2 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 17 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 70
- UV peak
- 0.2 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 17
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 10.2 µg/m³, PM10 at 14.1 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.72
- Wind
- breezy
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- background
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
- 11:06 PM
- Moonset
- 11:03 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Monsoon storms drench the south
Lamar at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 3°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 19 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
16-Day Forecast — Lamar
- Sat90°65°45%
- Sun90°62°1%
- Mon95°63°11%
- Tue99°71°50%
- Wed90°66°50%
- Thu94°65°40%
- Fri87°63°30%
- Sat85°62°11%
- Sun88°65°3%
- Mon95°66°6%
- Tue97°67°9%
- Wed106°71°14%
- Thu108°77°23%
- Fri102°77°13%
- Sat102°73°22%
- Sun89°69°23%
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 — Lamar
SPC has placed Lamar in the Slight Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYSLGTSlight Risk
- TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
- DAY 3NONENo severe risk
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 Lamar
- 69023