Oakland, Nebraska Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Oakland weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Partly Cloudy14%—89°66°—
- MondayJul 6Mostly Clear——91°69°+2°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——91°69°0°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast47%—93°69°+2°
- ThursdayJul 9Thunderstorm47%—87°70°-6°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle15%—81°64°-6°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast11%—91°62°+10°
AQI 35 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 7 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Ozone at AQI 55 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.
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 55 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 55
- UV peak
- 6.6 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 55
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 7.1 µg/m³ (AQI 39) with a 0.85 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.85
- 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
- 11:46 PM
- Moonset
- 11:39 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Oakland at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 19°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 27 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 68045
16-Day Forecast — Oakland
- Sun89°66°14%
- Mon91°69°1%
- Tue91°69°3%
- Wed93°69°47%
- Thu87°70°47%
- Fri81°64°15%
- Sat91°62°11%
- Sun101°67°2%
- Mon90°65°2%
- Tue90°62°6%
- Wed88°65°5%
- Thu92°63°17%
- Fri98°66°29%
- Sat102°69°16%
- Sun100°71°22%
- Mon103°71°23%
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 — Oakland
SPC includes Oakland 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 Oakland
- 68045