Loretto, Nebraska Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Loretto weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast15%—85°70°—
- SundayJul 5Light Drizzle—0.01″91°69°+6°
- MondayJul 6Overcast——91°68°0°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——92°67°+1°
- WednesdayJul 8Drizzle37%—91°68°-1°
- ThursdayJul 9Drizzle37%—88°63°-3°
- FridayJul 10Drizzle17%—84°64°-4°
AQI 57 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 15.9 µg/m³ (AQI 64) with a 0.72 fine-to-coarse ratio and 1 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
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 49 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 49
- UV peak
- 2.8 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 49
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 15.9 µg/m³ (AQI 64) with a 0.72 fine-to-coarse ratio and 1 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.72
- 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
- 11:30 PM
- Moonset
- 10:37 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Loretto at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 15°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 27 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
16-Day Forecast — Loretto
- Sat85°70°15%
- Sun91°69°8%
- Mon91°68°1%
- Tue92°67°5%
- Wed91°68°37%
- Thu88°63°37%
- Fri84°64°17%
- Sat82°59°9%
- Sun83°63°6%
- Mon83°63°3%
- Tue88°67°4%
- Wed94°65°10%
- Thu99°69°10%
- Fri95°64°16%
- Sat84°61°7%
- Sun86°58°22%
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 — Loretto
SPC has placed Loretto in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
- 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 Loretto
- 68620