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
- TodayJul 4Rain74%0.22″83°69°—
- SundayJul 5Heavy Showers11%0.89″89°69°+6°
- MondayJul 6Mostly Clear——85°67°-4°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——87°66°+2°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast39%—94°69°+7°
- ThursdayJul 9Showers48%0.15″84°69°-10°
- FridayJul 10Showers15%0.29″82°67°-2°
AQI 30 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 8.8 µg/m³ (AQI 49) with a 0.73 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 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 41. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 41
- UV peak
- 5.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 14
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 8.8 µg/m³ (AQI 49) with a 0.73 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.73
- 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
- 11:20 PM
- Moonset
- 10:29 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Murray at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 8°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
- Sat83°69°74%
- Sun89°69°11%
- Mon85°67°2%
- Tue87°66°1%
- Wed94°69°39%
- Thu84°69°48%
- Fri82°67°15%
- Sat78°60°6%
- Sun79°60°6%
- Mon80°61°5%
- Tue82°63°4%
- Wed85°60°7%
- Thu92°68°13%
- Fri90°66°19%
- Sat78°64°23%
- 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 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
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