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North Loup, Nebraska Weather

Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

North Loup weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

North Loup, NE
Saturday, July 4 at 10:29 PM
70
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
63°
Humidity
61%
Wind
19 mph
Sunrise
1:06 AM
Sunset
4:12 PM
North Loup, NE
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastNorth Loup, NE: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 64 to 93 degrees Fahrenheit with a 34% chance of precipitation at 10 PM.
L 64°H 93°
North Loup, NE
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Rain
    34%
    0.14″
    87°69°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    12%
    93°64°+6°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    94°68°+1°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Light Drizzle
    95°68°+1°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Heavy Drizzle
    28%
    89°66°-6°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Thunderstorm
    25%
    89°67°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    21%
    91°66°+2°
North Loup, NE
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSE
160° · veering 157°
Direction
SSE
160°
Sustained
19
mph
Gust
32
mph
Peak 24h
32
avg 6
Beaufort · 5 · FRESH BRZ
0
CALM
<1
1
LIGHT AIR
1–3
2
LIGHT BRZ
4–7
3
GENTLE BRZ
8–12
4
MOD BRZ
13–18
5
FRESH BRZ
19–24
6
STRONG BRZ
25–31
7
NEAR GALE
32–38
24h · sust vs gust · mph
avg 6 · pk 32
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 306SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sustained 19 mph with gusts pulsing to 32 — flags snap, branches bend.
North Loup, NE
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
946.4
0.0 mb in 3h · steady · 27.95 inHg
Now
946.4
mb
3h
0.0
mb
12h
-0.5
mb
24h
+0.6
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 943948
935940945950955-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW948.4942.9946.5
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
North Loup, NE
Air quality
66
AQI
Moderate
-2 in 6h

AQI 66 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM scrubbed by 2 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 13.6 µg/m³, PM10 to 16.6 µg/m³.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

PM 2.5DRIVERModerate
13.6μg/m³
PM 10Good
17μg/m³
NO₂Good
6μg/m³
OzoneGood
55μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM scrubbed by 2 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 13.6 µg/m³, PM10 to 16.6 µg/m³.

PM2.5/PM10
0.82
Wind
breezy
Recent rain
2h in last 6h
Pattern
washed out
North Loup, NE
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
74%
MOSTLY CLOUDY
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
46.9mi
UNLIMITED
65 mi0 mi−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Earth · GOES-19 ABI
Full Disk · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 full disk Visible · GeoColor
True-color daytime, blue/IR sandwich at night
03:29 UTC · North Loup, NE · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · up to 10848 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
03:29 UTC · North Loup, NE · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
North Loup, NE
Satellite · infrared · animated
North Loup, NE
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
North Loup, NE
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:34 AM
Sunrise
1:06 AM
Daylight
15h 06m
Sunset
4:12 PM
Civil dusk
9:47 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
North Loup, NE
The moon
Waning Gibbous
76% illuminated
Moonrise
11:54 PM
Moonset
11:49 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
North Loup, NE
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

weather
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Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

North Loup at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 70°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: April 25 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 68859

16-Day Forecast — North Loup

  1. Sat87°69°34%
  2. Sun93°66°12%
  3. Mon94°68°4%
  4. Tue95°68°6%
  5. Wed89°66°28%
  6. Thu89°67°25%
  7. Fri91°66°21%
  8. Sat88°67°7%
  9. Sun89°63°3%
  10. Mon96°67°2%
  11. Tue106°68°7%
  12. Wed107°72°7%
  13. Thu114°73°12%
  14. Fri106°77°25%
  15. Sat106°77°32%
  16. Sun89°71°11%

Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).

Right now in the garden

Peak growing season

As of July 5, 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 — North Loup

SPC has placed North Loup in the Slight Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.

  • TODAYSLGTSlight Risk
  • TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
  • DAY 3NONENo severe risk

Scattered severe storms possible. A few tornadoes, hail, and damaging wind gusts possible.

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 North Loup

  • 68859

Climate normals from the Open-Meteo Climate API. Köppen approximation from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Regions. See methodology for data sources, editorial rules, and corrections. Maintainer: Brian Tighe.