Nelson, Nebraska Weather
Warm wind sweeps the tallgrass. Day 16 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Nelson weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast15%—87°62°—
- MondayJul 6Clear——91°68°+4°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——92°67°+1°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast33%—98°70°+6°
- ThursdayJul 9Showers53%0.06″95°72°-3°
- FridayJul 10Heavy Showers53%1.5″85°64°-10°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast——93°64°+8°
AQI 63 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 13 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). PM2.5 at 8.0 µg/m³ (AQI 44) with a 0.78 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in stagnant 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 35 now. With UV 0.0 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 8.
- Present
- AQI 35
- UV peak
- 0.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 8
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 8.0 µg/m³ (AQI 44) with a 0.78 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in stagnant air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.78
- 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).
When the stars begin to huddle, the earth will soon become a puddle.
- Moonrise
- 12:13 AM
- Moonset
- 12:54 PM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Warm wind sweeps the tallgrass
Nelson at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 5°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 17 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 6–10
- Planting window: Sow fall broccoli and cabbage indoors for transplant in 4 weeks.
ZIP code: 68961
16-Day Forecast — Nelson
- Sun87°62°15%
- Mon91°68°1%
- Tue92°67°1%
- Wed98°70°33%
- Thu95°72°53%
- Fri85°64°53%
- Sat93°64°3%
- Sun98°71°2%
- Mon101°75°1%
- Tue103°76°4%
- Wed99°72°3%
- Thu109°72°19%
- Fri94°74°24%
- Sat100°67°10%
- Sun99°69°11%
- Mon94°75°21%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of July 6, 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 — Nelson
SPC includes Nelson in the general thunderstorm area day after tomorrow — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- TODAYNONENo severe risk
- 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 Nelson
- 68961