Mead, Nebraska Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Mead weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast——90°66°—
- MondayJul 6Clear——91°70°+1°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——91°69°0°
- WednesdayJul 8Drizzle45%—91°70°0°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Showers45%0.01″83°68°-8°
- FridayJul 10Overcast18%—79°66°-4°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast——86°64°+7°
AQI 41 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 8 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 6.9 µg/m³ (AQI 38) with a 0.87 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 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 30 now. With UV 3.3 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 13 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 30
- UV peak
- 3.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 13
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 6.9 µg/m³ (AQI 38) with a 0.87 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.87
- 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
- 11:45 PM
- Moonset
- 11:39 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Mead at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 70°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: April 23 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 68041
15-Day Forecast — Mead
- Sun90°66°8%
- Mon91°70°2%
- Tue91°69°2%
- Wed91°70°45%
- Thu83°68°45%
- Fri79°66°18%
- Sat86°64°6%
- Sun89°72°4%
- Mon95°70°2%
- Tue101°74°4%
- Wed92°67°5%
- Thu97°68°6%
- Fri88°68°10%
- Sat91°68°16%
- Sun104°74°10%
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 — Mead
SPC includes Mead in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
- DAY 3NONENo severe risk
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 Mead
- 68041