Oakdale, Nebraska Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Oakdale weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Clear——89°64°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast——93°67°+4°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——94°72°+1°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast50%—87°69°-7°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast18%—87°64°0°
- FridayJul 10Overcast17%—86°66°-1°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast——90°64°+4°
AQI 53 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 13.2 µg/m³ (AQI 59) with a 0.82 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 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
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 13.2 µg/m³ (AQI 59) 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).
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
- Moonrise
- 11:52 PM
- Moonset
- 11:45 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Oakdale at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 5°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 28 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 68761
15-Day Forecast — Oakdale
- Sun89°64°3%
- Mon93°67°1%
- Tue94°72°8%
- Wed87°69°50%
- Thu87°64°18%
- Fri86°66°17%
- Sat90°64°5%
- Sun93°65°4%
- Mon103°67°3%
- Tue104°73°5%
- Wed101°65°6%
- Thu106°70°26%
- Fri96°65°23%
- Sat99°66°17%
- Sun111°77°15%
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 — Oakdale
SPC has placed Oakdale 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 Oakdale
- 68761