Palmer, Nebraska Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Palmer weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Light Rain36%0.06″88°69°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast13%—90°63°+2°
- MondayJul 6Overcast——90°67°0°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——92°67°+2°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle44%—95°69°+3°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle44%0.02″88°66°-7°
- FridayJul 10Drizzle20%0.02″91°67°+3°
AQI 57 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±4 points). PM2.5 at 17.5 µg/m³ (AQI 67) with a 0.73 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 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 40. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~66%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 40
- UV peak
- 5.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 14
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 17.5 µg/m³ (AQI 67) with a 0.73 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.73
- 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
- 11:30 PM
- Moonset
- 10:39 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Palmer at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 8°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: 68864
16-Day Forecast — Palmer
- Sat88°69°36%
- Sun90°63°13%
- Mon90°67°1%
- Tue92°67°3%
- Wed95°69°44%
- Thu88°66°44%
- Fri91°67°20%
- Sat89°63°7%
- Sun81°59°6%
- Mon92°60°2%
- Tue101°69°2%
- Wed84°71°10%
- Thu87°71°13%
- Fri89°65°11%
- Sat93°65°18%
- Sun97°69°24%
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 — Palmer
SPC has placed Palmer 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 Palmer
- 68864