Leigh, Nebraska Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Leigh weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast11%—89°66°—
- MondayJul 6Partly Cloudy——90°67°+1°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——90°68°0°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle45%—88°69°-2°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle45%—85°67°-3°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle16%—84°68°-1°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast——89°66°+5°
AQI 32 (Good), driven by Ozone. Ozone at AQI 47 now. With UV 6.9 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 43 around 1 PM.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion during the projected peak around 10 PM.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 47 now. With UV 6.9 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 43 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 47
- UV peak
- 6.9 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 43
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 7.2 µg/m³ (AQI 40) with a 0.71 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 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
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
- 11:49 PM
- Moonset
- 11:42 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Leigh at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 11°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 26 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 68643
16-Day Forecast — Leigh
- Sun89°66°11%
- Mon90°67°4%
- Tue90°68°2%
- Wed88°69°45%
- Thu85°67°45%
- Fri84°68°16%
- Sat89°66°8%
- Sun98°70°2%
- Mon111°73°2%
- Tue98°75°5%
- Wed89°65°3%
- Thu99°66°16%
- Fri107°73°30%
- Sat95°75°16%
- Sun99°74°13%
- Mon111°70°21%
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 — Leigh
SPC includes Leigh in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- 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 Leigh
- 68643