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Murray, Nebraska Weather

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

Murray, NE
Saturday, July 4 at 4:20 PM
81
°
Overcast
Feels like
87°
Humidity
56%
Wind
2 mph
Sunrise
12:57 AM
Sunset
3:58 PM
Murray, NE
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastMurray, NE: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 67 to 88 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 67°H 88°
Murray, NE
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Rain
    74%
    0.22″
    82°69°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    11%
    88°67°+6°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Mostly Clear
    85°69°-3°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    87°66°+2°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    40%
    94°69°+7°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Showers
    43%
    0.15″
    84°69°-10°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Showers
    22%
    0.29″
    82°67°-2°
Murray, NE
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NNW
336° · veering 105°
Direction
NNW
336°
Sustained
2
mph
Gust
5
mph
Peak 24h
20
avg 6
Beaufort · 1 · LIGHT AIR
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 6 · pk 20 @ 10:00p
010MPHB1B2B3B4-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 111SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Murray, NE
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
974.7
+0.3 mb in 3h · steady · 28.78 inHg
Now
974.7
mb
3h
+0.3
mb
12h
+4.2
mb
24h
+1.0
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 970976
965970975980985-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW976.1970.4974.6
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Murray, NE
Air quality
32
AQI
Good
+3 in 6hPeak ~38 @ 11 PM

AQI 32 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 45 — peak already passed at 1 PM under overcast skies. Levels should ease through evening.

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
9μg/m³
NO₂Good
2μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
96μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
4.3

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 45 — peak already passed at 1 PM under overcast skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 45
UV peak
3.9 at earlier today
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 45

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 7.2 µg/m³ (AQI 40) with a 0.77 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.77
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Murray, NE
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
100%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
61.4mi
UNLIMITED
67 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
21:20 UTC · Murray, 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
21:20 UTC · Murray, NE · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Murray, NE
Satellite · infrared · animated
Murray, NE
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Murray, NE
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:25 AM
Sunrise
12:57 AM
Daylight
15h 01m
Sunset
3:58 PM
Civil dusk
9:33 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Murray, NE
The moon
Waning Gibbous
78% illuminated
Moonrise
11:20 PM
Moonset
10:29 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Murray, NE
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

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Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Murray at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 10°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 21 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 68409

16-Day Forecast — Murray

  1. Sat82°69°74%
  2. Sun88°67°11%
  3. Mon85°69°3%
  4. Tue87°66°1%
  5. Wed94°69°40%
  6. Thu84°69°43%
  7. Fri82°67°22%
  8. Sat78°60°5%
  9. Sun79°60°5%
  10. Mon80°61°4%
  11. Tue82°63°3%
  12. Wed85°60°6%
  13. Thu92°68°13%
  14. Fri90°66°19%
  15. Sat78°64°23%
  16. Sun75°59°16%

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 — Murray

SPC has placed Murray in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.

  • TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
  • TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • DAY 3NONENo severe 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 Murray

  • 68409

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.