Orchard, Nebraska Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Orchard weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Mostly Clear——88°65°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast——91°69°+3°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle——95°68°+4°
- WednesdayJul 8Drizzle55%—94°66°-1°
- ThursdayJul 9Drizzle22%—92°66°-2°
- FridayJul 10Heavy Drizzle21%—87°67°-5°
- SaturdayJul 11Mostly Clear——94°61°+7°
AQI 48 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 7 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). Ozone at AQI 65 now. With UV 8.7 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 75 around 1 PM.
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 now. With UV 8.7 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 75 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 65
- UV peak
- 8.7 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 75
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 9.4 µg/m³ (AQI 52) with a 0.80 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.80
- 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
- 11:53 PM
- Moonset
- 11:46 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Orchard at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 17°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 30 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 68764
16-Day Forecast — Orchard
- Sun88°65°4%
- Mon91°69°1%
- Tue95°68°9%
- Wed94°66°55%
- Thu92°66°22%
- Fri87°67°21%
- Sat94°61°4%
- Sun111°69°3%
- Mon96°63°3%
- Tue111°65°6%
- Wed93°64°7%
- Thu96°62°17%
- Fri101°67°27%
- Sat105°70°15%
- Sun102°72°21%
- Mon106°76°26%
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 — Orchard
SPC has placed Orchard 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 Orchard
- 68764