Oconto, Nebraska Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Oconto weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Foggy15%—85°69°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast——89°64°+4°
- MondayJul 6Overcast——92°66°+3°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast10%—95°66°+3°
- WednesdayJul 8Heavy Drizzle37%—92°69°-3°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Showers37%—96°66°+4°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle27%—88°63°-8°
AQI 66 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 23.1 µg/m³, PM10 at 32.5 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
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 47 now. With UV 8.7 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 55 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 47
- UV peak
- 8.7 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 55
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 23.1 µg/m³, PM10 at 32.5 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.71
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- background
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
- 11:36 PM
- Moonset
- 10:45 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Oconto at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 13°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 23 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 68860
16-Day Forecast — Oconto
- Sat85°69°15%
- Sun89°64°5%
- Mon92°66°2%
- Tue95°66°10%
- Wed92°69°37%
- Thu96°66°37%
- Fri88°63°27%
- Sat86°60°10%
- Sun85°60°3%
- Mon90°60°2%
- Tue94°63°4%
- Wed97°68°10%
- Thu102°69°14%
- Fri95°64°23%
- Sat86°62°16%
- Sun90°58°14%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of July 4, 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 — Oconto
SPC has placed Oconto in the Slight Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYSLGTSlight Risk
- TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
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 Oconto
- 68860