McCool Junction, Nebraska Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
McCool Junction weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast32%—84°69°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast13%—90°65°+6°
- MondayJul 6Clear——93°69°+3°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——94°69°+1°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle46%—92°69°-2°
- ThursdayJul 9Showers46%0.11″86°68°-6°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle26%—89°68°+3°
AQI 48 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 10 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). PM2.5 at 12.0 µg/m³ (AQI 56) with a 0.73 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 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 44 now. With UV 0.1 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 7 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 44
- UV peak
- 0.1 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 7
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 12.0 µg/m³ (AQI 56) with a 0.73 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.73
- 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
- 11:44 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
McCool Junction at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 9°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.
ZIP code: 68401
16-Day Forecast — McCool Junction
- Sat84°69°32%
- Sun90°66°13%
- Mon93°69°1%
- Tue94°69°4%
- Wed92°69°46%
- Thu86°68°46%
- Fri89°68°26%
- Sat84°68°5%
- Sun86°63°5%
- Mon91°64°3%
- Tue100°68°3%
- Wed102°70°10%
- Thu110°72°13%
- Fri105°76°23%
- Sat110°75°16%
- Sun93°73°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 — McCool Junction
SPC has placed McCool Junction 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 McCool Junction
- 68401