Litchfield, Nebraska Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Litchfield weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Partly Cloudy13%—90°62°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast——92°67°+2°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——95°68°+3°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle38%—93°71°-2°
- ThursdayJul 9Heavy Showers40%0.02″89°66°-4°
- FridayJul 10Heavy Drizzle40%0.01″85°64°-4°
- SaturdayJul 11Clear——93°61°+8°
AQI 50 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 5 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). Ozone at AQI 63 — 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 63 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 63
- UV peak
- 5.2 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 63
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 9.1 µg/m³ (AQI 51) with a 0.67 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.67
- Wind
- light
- 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
- 11:55 PM
- Moonset
- 11:50 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Litchfield at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 20°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: 68852
16-Day Forecast — Litchfield
- Sun90°62°13%
- Mon92°66°1%
- Tue95°68°4%
- Wed93°71°38%
- Thu89°66°40%
- Fri85°64°40%
- Sat93°61°4%
- Sun105°68°2%
- Mon96°69°1%
- Tue116°67°5%
- Wed96°65°6%
- Thu94°66°20%
- Fri96°69°26%
- Sat101°68°23%
- Sun105°71°28%
- Mon103°74°18%
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 — Litchfield
SPC includes Litchfield in the general thunderstorm area day after tomorrow — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- TODAYNONENo severe risk
- 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 Litchfield
- 68852