Norfolk, Nebraska Weather
Warm wind sweeps the tallgrass. Day 16 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Norfolk weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 6Partly Cloudy——93°65°—
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——94°68°+1°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast39%—91°71°-3°
- ThursdayJul 9Showers55%0.19″86°69°-5°
- FridayJul 10Drizzle23%0.05″81°69°-5°
- SaturdayJul 11Partly Cloudy——90°65°+9°
- SundayJul 12Overcast——96°72°+6°
AQI 41 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 24 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. Ozone at AQI 31 now. With UV 3.3 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 14.
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 31 now. With UV 3.3 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 14.
- Present
- AQI 31
- UV peak
- 3.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 14
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
- 12:10 AM
- Moonset
- 12:52 PM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Warm wind sweeps the tallgrass
Norfolk at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 3°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 28 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 6–10
- Planting window: Sow fall broccoli and cabbage indoors for transplant in 4 weeks.
ZIP code: 68701
15-Day Forecast — Norfolk
- Mon93°65°0%
- Tue94°68°2%
- Wed91°71°39%
- Thu86°69°55%
- Fri81°69°23%
- Sat90°65°4%
- Sun96°72°2%
- Mon99°74°3%
- Tue103°77°4%
- Wed93°74°9%
- Thu86°64°13%
- Fri79°66°19%
- Sat85°62°24%
- Sun85°59°18%
- Mon88°65°19%
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 — Norfolk
SPC has placed Norfolk in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms day after tomorrow.
- TODAYNONENo severe risk
- TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
- DAY 3MRGLMarginal 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 Norfolk
- 68701
- 68702