Oak, Nebraska Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Oak weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Light Drizzle36%0.01″87°65°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast——91°66°+4°
- MondayJul 6Overcast——96°69°+5°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——97°70°+1°
- WednesdayJul 8Drizzle31%—98°70°+1°
- ThursdayJul 9Showers34%—92°69°-6°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle23%—93°69°+1°
AQI 47 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 6 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). PM2.5 at 10.2 µg/m³ (AQI 53) with a 0.69 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 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.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 43 now. With UV 0.1 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 7 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 43
- UV peak
- 0.1 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 7
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 10.2 µg/m³ (AQI 53) with a 0.69 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.69
- 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).
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
- Moonrise
- 11:50 PM
- Moonset
- 11:45 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Oak at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 11°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 17 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 68964
16-Day Forecast — Oak
- Sat87°65°36%
- Sun91°66°3%
- Mon96°69°6%
- Tue97°70°2%
- Wed98°70°31%
- Thu92°69°34%
- Fri93°69°23%
- Sat88°67°7%
- Sun89°64°5%
- Mon92°65°2%
- Tue101°68°3%
- Wed104°70°12%
- Thu113°76°13%
- Fri112°79°19%
- Sat114°75°25%
- Sun96°77°29%
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 — Oak
SPC has placed Oak in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
- DAY 3NONENo severe 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 Oak
- 68964