Naper, Nebraska Weather
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Naper weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast14%—88°64°—
- SundayJul 5Clear——88°66°0°
- MondayJul 6Overcast16%—92°67°+4°
- TuesdayJul 7Drizzle32%—94°70°+2°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Showers57%—81°69°-13°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle24%—81°63°0°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle24%0.05″87°65°+6°
AQI 64 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 5 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). PM2.5 at 22.1 µg/m³ (AQI 75) with a 0.69 fine-to-coarse ratio and 1 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 during the projected peak around 9 PM.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 36 now. With UV 6.1 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 29 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 36
- UV peak
- 6.1 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 29
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 22.1 µg/m³ (AQI 75) with a 0.69 fine-to-coarse ratio and 1 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.69
- 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
- 11:36 PM
- Moonset
- 10:40 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Naper at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 9°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 4 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 68755
16-Day Forecast — Naper
- Sat88°64°14%
- Sun88°66°7%
- Mon92°67°16%
- Tue94°70°32%
- Wed81°69°57%
- Thu81°63°24%
- Fri87°65°24%
- Sat87°63°13%
- Sun83°57°8%
- Mon96°65°6%
- Tue101°73°8%
- Wed85°68°10%
- Thu89°66°15%
- Fri93°68°20%
- Sat92°69°25%
- Sun98°73°30%
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 — Naper
SPC has placed Naper in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
- 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 Naper
- 68755