Osceola, Nebraska Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Osceola weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast16%—86°68°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast11%—90°66°+4°
- MondayJul 6Partly Cloudy——90°67°0°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——90°68°0°
- WednesdayJul 8Heavy Drizzle47%—91°68°+1°
- ThursdayJul 9Showers47%0.01″87°67°-4°
- FridayJul 10Drizzle13%—82°64°-5°
AQI 51 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 17.2 µg/m³ (AQI 66) with a 0.70 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 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
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 56. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~64%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 56
- UV peak
- 7.5 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 28
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 17.2 µg/m³ (AQI 66) with a 0.70 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.70
- 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
- 11:27 PM
- Moonset
- 10:36 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Osceola at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 10°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: 68651
16-Day Forecast — Osceola
- Sat86°68°16%
- Sun90°66°11%
- Mon90°67°1%
- Tue90°68°2%
- Wed91°68°47%
- Thu87°67°47%
- Fri82°64°13%
- Sat80°60°11%
- Sun80°62°7%
- Mon81°65°2%
- Tue84°64°2%
- Wed90°62°7%
- Thu94°69°7%
- Fri90°63°16%
- Sat79°64°17%
- Sun81°58°13%
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 — Osceola
SPC has placed Osceola in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
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 Osceola
- 68651