Minden, Nebraska Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Minden weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Light Showers24%0.09″87°70°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast——92°67°+5°
- MondayJul 6Overcast——93°67°+1°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——95°69°+2°
- WednesdayJul 8Drizzle32%—94°68°-1°
- ThursdayJul 9Heavy Showers32%1.0″92°66°-2°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle25%—90°68°-2°
AQI 50 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 11.7 µg/m³ (AQI 56) with a 0.75 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 47 now. With UV 0.1 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 11 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 47
- UV peak
- 0.1 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 11
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 11.7 µg/m³ (AQI 56) with a 0.75 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.75
- 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
- 11:54 PM
- Moonset
- 11:50 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Minden at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 11°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 19 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 68959
16-Day Forecast — Minden
- Sat86°70°24%
- Sun92°67°6%
- Mon93°67°1%
- Tue95°69°5%
- Wed94°68°32%
- Thu92°66°32%
- Fri90°68°25%
- Sat86°66°9%
- Sun88°64°4%
- Mon92°66°2%
- Tue100°68°3%
- Wed105°70°10%
- Thu110°72°11%
- Fri107°76°19%
- Sat109°74°14%
- Sun91°74°15%
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 — Minden
SPC has placed Minden in the Slight Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYSLGTSlight Risk
- TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
- DAY 3NONENo severe risk
Scattered severe storms possible. A few tornadoes, hail, and damaging wind gusts possible.
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 Minden
- 68924
- 68959