Mitchell, Nebraska Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Mitchell weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Partly Cloudy——89°58°—
- SundayJul 5Clear——98°61°+9°
- MondayJul 6Light Drizzle23%—100°66°+2°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle59%—97°67°-3°
- WednesdayJul 8Heavy Showers50%0.46″90°63°-7°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle46%—92°63°+2°
- FridayJul 10Drizzle25%0.06″88°65°-4°
AQI 58 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. AQI up 6 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Ozone at AQI 56 now. With UV 0.2 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 13 around 1 PM.
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 56 now. With UV 0.2 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 13 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 56
- UV peak
- 0.2 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 13
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 6.6 µg/m³ (AQI 37), ratio 0.65 with 10 mph wind — characteristic of long-range haze transport rather than a local source.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.65
- Wind
- breezy
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- transport
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
- 11:15 PM
- Moonset
- 11:09 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Mitchell at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 16°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 28 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 69357
16-Day Forecast — Mitchell
- Sat90°58°4%
- Sun98°62°1%
- Mon100°66°23%
- Tue97°67°59%
- Wed90°63°50%
- Thu92°63°46%
- Fri88°65°25%
- Sat92°62°7%
- Sun100°66°3%
- Mon106°68°10%
- Tue103°71°14%
- Wed109°74°22%
- Thu111°76°23%
- Fri101°77°16%
- Sat106°71°23%
- Sun86°69°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 — Mitchell
SPC includes Mitchell 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 Mitchell
- 69357