Lushton, Nebraska Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Lushton weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast21%—89°65°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast——91°69°+2°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——93°67°+2°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Showers46%—95°70°+2°
- ThursdayJul 9Heavy Drizzle46%—90°70°-5°
- FridayJul 10Showers30%0.01″83°64°-7°
- SaturdayJul 11Clear——89°60°+6°
AQI 46 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 78 now. With UV 7.8 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 81 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 78 now. With UV 7.8 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 81 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 78
- UV peak
- 7.8 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 81
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 10.0 µg/m³ (AQI 53) with a 0.71 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 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
- 11:50 PM
- Moonset
- 11:44 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Lushton at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 16°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 20 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
16-Day Forecast — Lushton
- Sun89°65°21%
- Mon91°69°1%
- Tue93°67°2%
- Wed95°70°46%
- Thu90°70°46%
- Fri83°64°30%
- Sat89°60°6%
- Sun101°68°3%
- Mon92°70°1%
- Tue113°65°2%
- Wed95°66°6%
- Thu93°65°17%
- Fri95°68°26%
- Sat100°67°23%
- Sun102°71°19%
- Mon103°70°16%
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 — Lushton
SPC includes Lushton 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 Lushton
- 68371