Mullen, Nebraska Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Mullen weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast27%—86°58°—
- SundayJul 5Clear——91°61°+5°
- MondayJul 6Overcast——91°64°0°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle35%—94°71°+3°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle35%—84°69°-10°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast37%—95°67°+11°
- FridayJul 10Partly Cloudy37%—85°67°-10°
AQI 70 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±4 points). PM2.5 at 17.8 µg/m³ (AQI 67) with a 0.75 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 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 61 now. With UV 5.3 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 43 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 61
- UV peak
- 5.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 43
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 17.8 µg/m³ (AQI 67) with a 0.75 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 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
- 10:43 PM
- Moonset
- 9:50 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Mullen at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 14°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: 69152
16-Day Forecast — Mullen
- Sat86°58°27%
- Sun91°61°6%
- Mon91°64°9%
- Tue94°71°35%
- Wed84°69°35%
- Thu95°67°37%
- Fri85°67°37%
- Sat85°62°11%
- Sun91°63°6%
- Mon89°67°5%
- Tue94°70°7%
- Wed97°72°10%
- Thu87°73°15%
- Fri88°68°17%
- Sat82°61°12%
- Sun86°61°13%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of July 4, 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 — Mullen
SPC has placed Mullen in the Slight Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYSLGTSlight Risk
- TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
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 Mullen
- 69152