McGrew, Nebraska Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
McGrew weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast——91°58°—
- SundayJul 5Clear——98°60°+7°
- MondayJul 6Overcast20%—103°67°+5°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast57%—99°69°-4°
- WednesdayJul 8Showers51%0.12″91°64°-8°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast45%—93°63°+2°
- FridayJul 10Showers23%0.27″88°62°-5°
AQI 56 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 5 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). PM2.5 at 9.1 µg/m³ (AQI 51) with a 0.81 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 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 46 now. With UV 0.0 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 11 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 46
- UV peak
- 0.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 11
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 9.1 µg/m³ (AQI 51) with a 0.81 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.81
- 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
- 11:13 PM
- Moonset
- 11:08 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
McGrew at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 4°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 26 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 69353
16-Day Forecast — McGrew
- Sat91°58°7%
- Sun98°60°1%
- Mon103°67°20%
- Tue99°69°57%
- Wed91°64°51%
- Thu93°63°45%
- Fri88°62°23%
- Sat91°63°10%
- Sun98°69°3%
- Mon107°70°5%
- Tue103°71°13%
- Wed110°73°17%
- Thu112°76°16%
- Fri101°77°28%
- Sat106°74°29%
- Sun85°71°34%
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 — McGrew
SPC has placed McGrew in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
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 McGrew
- 69334
- 69353