Oxford, Nebraska Weather
Warm wind sweeps the tallgrass. Day 16 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Oxford weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Mostly Clear——89°66°—
- MondayJul 6Partly Cloudy——91°68°+2°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——96°67°+5°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast22%—99°73°+3°
- ThursdayJul 9Heavy Showers42%0.55″98°67°-1°
- FridayJul 10Light Showers42%—89°64°-9°
- SaturdayJul 11Light Drizzle——94°66°+5°
AQI 57 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 13 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). PM2.5 at 15.3 µg/m³, PM10 at 19.3 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 46 now. With UV 0.1 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 11.
- Present
- AQI 46
- UV peak
- 0.1 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 11
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 15.3 µg/m³, PM10 at 19.3 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).
When the stars begin to huddle, the earth will soon become a puddle.
- Moonrise
- 12:20 AM
- Moonset
- 1:01 PM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Warm wind sweeps the tallgrass
Oxford at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 12°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 18 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 6–10
- Planting window: Sow fall broccoli and cabbage indoors for transplant in 4 weeks.
ZIP code: 68967
16-Day Forecast — Oxford
- Sun89°66°2%
- Mon91°67°1%
- Tue96°67°4%
- Wed99°73°22%
- Thu98°67°42%
- Fri89°64°42%
- Sat94°66°6%
- Sun99°71°1%
- Mon101°74°1%
- Tue104°75°3%
- Wed106°74°6%
- Thu110°78°15%
- Fri98°76°24%
- Sat103°69°19%
- Sun98°72°26%
- Mon90°76°26%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of July 6, 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 — Oxford
SPC includes Oxford in the general thunderstorm area day after tomorrow — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- TODAYNONENo severe risk
- 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 Oxford
- 68967