Nickerson, Nebraska Weather
Warm wind sweeps the tallgrass. Day 16 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Nickerson weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Partly Cloudy11%—87°66°—
- MondayJul 6Clear——91°68°+4°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——91°68°0°
- WednesdayJul 8Heavy Drizzle52%—96°67°+5°
- ThursdayJul 9T-storm w/ Hail52%0.29″85°70°-11°
- FridayJul 10Overcast13%—81°68°-4°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast——88°66°+7°
AQI 69 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. AQI up 37 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Ozone at AQI 66 now. With UV 0.5 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 16.
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 66 now. With UV 0.5 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 16.
- Present
- AQI 66
- UV peak
- 0.5 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 16
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 5.5 µg/m³ (AQI 31) with a 0.82 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.82
- 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).
When the stars begin to huddle, the earth will soon become a puddle.
- Moonrise
- 12:06 AM
- Moonset
- 12:48 PM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Warm wind sweeps the tallgrass
Nickerson at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 14°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 25 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 6–10
- Planting window: Sow fall broccoli and cabbage indoors for transplant in 4 weeks.
ZIP code: 68044
16-Day Forecast — Nickerson
- Sun87°66°11%
- Mon91°67°1%
- Tue91°68°1%
- Wed96°67°52%
- Thu85°70°52%
- Fri81°68°13%
- Sat88°66°9%
- Sun97°69°3%
- Mon104°74°3%
- Tue97°75°3%
- Wed82°67°5%
- Thu98°66°17%
- Fri82°68°29%
- Sat94°66°14%
- Sun95°67°20%
- Mon92°68°23%
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 — Nickerson
SPC includes Nickerson in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- 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 Nickerson
- 68044