Loup City, Nebraska Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Loup City weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Rain38%0.10″88°65°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast10%—93°64°+5°
- MondayJul 6Overcast——94°68°+1°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle——95°68°+1°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle22%—89°66°-6°
- ThursdayJul 9Drizzle28%—91°67°+2°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle21%—91°67°0°
AQI 61 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 15.2 µg/m³, PM10 at 19.6 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
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 30 now. With UV 0.0 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 7 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 30
- UV peak
- 0.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 7
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 15.2 µg/m³, PM10 at 19.6 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.78
- Wind
- windy
- Recent rain
- 1h 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
- 11:55 PM
- Moonset
- 11:50 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Loup City at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 70°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: April 24 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 68853
16-Day Forecast — Loup City
- Sat88°68°38%
- Sun93°66°10%
- Mon94°68°3%
- Tue95°68°7%
- Wed89°66°22%
- Thu91°67°28%
- Fri91°67°21%
- Sat87°67°7%
- Sun89°63°3%
- Mon94°67°2%
- Tue104°67°6%
- Wed106°71°6%
- Thu113°71°12%
- Fri107°77°25%
- Sat106°74°32%
- Sun91°71°11%
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 — Loup City
SPC has placed Loup City 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 Loup City
- 68853