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Memphis, Nebraska Weather

Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Memphis weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

Memphis, NE
Sunday, July 5 at 2:09 PM
88
°
Clear
Feels like
96°
Humidity
44%
Wind
4 mph
Sunrise
12:59 AM
Sunset
4:01 PM
Memphis, NE
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastMemphis, NE: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 68 to 90 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 68°H 90°
Memphis, NE
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Foggy
    90°67°
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Clear
    91°68°+1°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    91°68°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    48%
    95°68°+4°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Showers
    48%
    0.13″
    85°70°-10°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    27%
    0.05″
    72°62°-13°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Overcast
    88°61°+16°
Memphis, NE
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
E
084° · backing 167°
Direction
E
084°
Sustained
4
mph
Gust
5
mph
Peak 24h
9
avg 3
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT BRZ
0
CALM
<1
1
LIGHT AIR
1–3
2
LIGHT BRZ
4–7
3
GENTLE BRZ
8–12
4
MOD BRZ
13–18
5
FRESH BRZ
19–24
6
STRONG BRZ
25–31
7
NEAR GALE
32–38
24h · sust vs gust · mph
avg 3 · pk 9 @ 3:00p
010MPHB1B2B3B4-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 127SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Memphis, NE
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
977.7
-0.2 mb in 3h · steady · 28.87 inHg
Now
977.7
mb
3h
-0.2
mb
12h
+2.5
mb
24h
+0.8
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 975978
970975980985-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW978.3974.9977.7
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Memphis, NE
Air quality
36
AQI
Good
-3 in 6hPeak ~50 @ 11 PM

AQI 36 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 63 now. With UV 7.8 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 66 around 1 PM.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

PM 2.5Good
7.2μg/m³
PM 10Good
8μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
115μg/m³
UV IndexVery high
7.8

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 63 now. With UV 7.8 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 66 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 63
UV peak
7.8 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 66

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 7.2 µg/m³ (AQI 40) with a 0.87 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.87
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Memphis, NE
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
91.1mi
UNLIMITED
92 mi0 mi−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Earth · GOES-19 ABI
Full Disk · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 full disk Visible · GeoColor
True-color daytime, blue/IR sandwich at night
19:09 UTC · Memphis, NE · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · up to 10848 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
19:09 UTC · Memphis, NE · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Memphis, NE
Satellite · infrared · animated
Memphis, NE
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Memphis, NE
Almanac · Sunday, July 5
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:27 AM
Sunrise
12:59 AM
Daylight
15h 02m
Sunset
4:01 PM
Civil dusk
9:35 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Memphis, NE
The moon
Waning Gibbous
70% illuminated
Moonrise
11:45 PM
Moonset
11:39 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Memphis, NE
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

weather
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Memphis at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 17°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • 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: 68042

16-Day Forecast — Memphis

  1. Sun90°67°7%
  2. Mon91°68°1%
  3. Tue91°68°1%
  4. Wed95°68°48%
  5. Thu85°70°48%
  6. Fri72°62°27%
  7. Sat88°61°5%
  8. Sun101°68°3%
  9. Mon87°67°2%
  10. Tue94°63°4%
  11. Wed86°66°4%
  12. Thu89°64°14%
  13. Fri91°67°35%
  14. Sat97°69°19%
  15. Sun98°70°23%
  16. Mon103°71°23%

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 — Memphis

SPC includes Memphis 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 Memphis

  • 68042

Climate normals from the Open-Meteo Climate API. Köppen approximation from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Regions. See methodology for data sources, editorial rules, and corrections. Maintainer: Brian Tighe.