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Panama, Nebraska Weather

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Panama weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

Panama, NE
Saturday, July 4 at 5:31 PM
80
°
Clear
Feels like
86°
Humidity
64%
Wind
2 mph
Sunrise
1:00 AM
Sunset
4:00 PM
Panama, NE
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastPanama, NE: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 65 to 85 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 65°H 85°
Panama, NE
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Heavy Rain
    51%
    0.95″
    80°64°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    86°65°+6°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    89°68°+3°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    92°68°+3°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    42%
    97°72°+5°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Showers
    48%
    0.01″
    89°69°-8°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    26%
    85°65°-4°
Panama, NE
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSW
203° · steady
Direction
SSW
203°
Sustained
2
mph
Gust
5
mph
Peak 24h
29
avg 7
Beaufort · 1 · LIGHT AIR
0
CALM
<1
1
LIGHT AIR
1–3
2
LIGHT BRZ
4–7
3
GENTLE BRZ
8–12
4
MOD BRZ
13–18
5
FRESH BRZ
19–24
6
STRONG BRZ
25–31
7
NEAR GALE
32–38
24h · sust vs gust · mph
avg 7 · pk 29 @ 1:00a
010MPHB1B2B3B4-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 123SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Panama, NE
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
965.7
+0.1 mb in 3h · steady · 28.52 inHg
Now
965.7
mb
3h
+0.1
mb
12h
+2.8
mb
24h
+1.9
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 962968
955960965970975-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW967.8962.4966.2
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Panama, NE
Air quality
41
AQI
Good
+10 in 6h

AQI 41 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 10 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). PM2.5 at 10.0 µg/m³ (AQI 53) with a 0.65 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 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.

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
10.0μg/m³
PM 10Good
15μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneUnhealthy SG
108μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
3.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 51 — peak already passed at 1 PM under overcast skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 51
UV peak
2.5 at earlier today
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 51

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 10.0 µg/m³ (AQI 53) with a 0.65 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.65
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Panama, NE
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
1%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
56.5mi
UNLIMITED
71 mi0 mi−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Earth · GOES-19 ABI
Full Disk · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 full disk Visible · GeoColor
True-color daytime, blue/IR sandwich at night
22:31 UTC · Panama, NE · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · up to 10848 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
22:31 UTC · Panama, NE · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Panama, NE
Satellite · infrared · animated
Panama, NE
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Panama, NE
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:28 AM
Sunrise
1:00 AM
Daylight
15h 00m
Sunset
4:00 PM
Civil dusk
9:34 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Panama, NE
The moon
Waning Gibbous
78% illuminated
Moonrise
11:22 PM
Moonset
10:32 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Panama, NE
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

bird
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Panama at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 9°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 20 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 68419

16-Day Forecast — Panama

  1. Sat80°64°51%
  2. Sun86°65°4%
  3. Mon89°68°3%
  4. Tue92°68°2%
  5. Wed97°72°42%
  6. Thu89°69°48%
  7. Fri85°65°26%
  8. Sat82°62°5%
  9. Sun82°61°3%
  10. Mon86°64°4%
  11. Tue87°65°2%
  12. Wed92°65°6%
  13. Thu95°71°24%
  14. Fri99°67°24%
  15. Sat82°64°29%
  16. Sun80°60°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 — Panama

SPC has placed Panama in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.

  • TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
  • TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • DAY 3NONENo severe 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 Panama

  • 68419

Climate normals from the Open-Meteo Climate API. Köppen approximation from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Regions. See methodology for data sources, editorial rules, and corrections. Maintainer: Brian Tighe.