Merna, Nebraska Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Merna weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Partly Cloudy——89°60°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast——91°66°+2°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast14%—95°67°+4°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle24%—90°68°-5°
- ThursdayJul 9Heavy Showers44%0.85″90°62°0°
- FridayJul 10Overcast44%—85°64°-5°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast——93°65°+8°
AQI 61 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 5 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 7.0 µg/m³ (AQI 39) with a 0.69 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 35 now. With UV 5.7 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 26 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 35
- UV peak
- 5.7 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 26
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 7.0 µg/m³ (AQI 39) with a 0.69 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.69
- 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
- 11:58 PM
- Moonset
- 11:53 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Merna at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 6°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 25 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 68856
16-Day Forecast — Merna
- Sun89°60°2%
- Mon91°66°3%
- Tue95°67°14%
- Wed90°68°24%
- Thu90°62°44%
- Fri85°64°44%
- Sat93°65°6%
- Sun107°69°6%
- Mon110°78°2%
- Tue103°75°3%
- Wed94°67°11%
- Thu113°68°15%
- Fri110°74°21%
- Sat99°75°19%
- Sun102°73°17%
- Mon109°68°19%
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 — Merna
SPC has placed Merna in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms day after tomorrow.
- TODAYNONENo severe risk
- TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
- DAY 3MRGLMarginal 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 Merna
- 68856