O'Neill, Nebraska Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
O'Neill weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Mostly Clear——90°62°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast——94°69°+4°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast11%—97°70°+3°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle56%—93°68°-4°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Rain35%0.05″91°66°-2°
- FridayJul 10Light Showers21%—88°67°-3°
- SaturdayJul 11Mostly Clear——96°62°+8°
AQI 50 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 8 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). Ozone at AQI 65 — 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 65 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 65
- UV peak
- 3.6 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 65
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 7.2 µg/m³, PM10 at 9.1 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.79
- 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
- 11:54 PM
- Moonset
- 11:48 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
O'Neill at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 21°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 1 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
16-Day Forecast — O'Neill
- Sun90°62°6%
- Mon94°69°7%
- Tue97°70°11%
- Wed93°68°56%
- Thu91°66°35%
- Fri88°67°21%
- Sat96°62°4%
- Sun110°70°1%
- Mon100°65°2%
- Tue116°66°3%
- Wed97°64°9%
- Thu97°64°20%
- Fri102°68°27%
- Sat106°72°26%
- Sun103°74°32%
- Mon106°78°24%
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 — O'Neill
SPC has placed O'Neill 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 O'Neill
- 68763