Pawnee City, Nebraska Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Pawnee City weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast——89°65°—
- MondayJul 6Mostly Clear——91°70°+2°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——93°69°+2°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle29%—102°70°+9°
- ThursdayJul 9Showers56%0.21″83°71°-19°
- FridayJul 10Drizzle32%0.13″74°66°-9°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast——85°65°+11°
AQI 34 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 5 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 10.6 µg/m³ (AQI 54) with a 0.80 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.
What's driving it
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 10.6 µg/m³ (AQI 54) with a 0.80 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.80
- 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
- 11:43 PM
- Moonset
- 11:38 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Pawnee City at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 6°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 17 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 68420
15-Day Forecast — Pawnee City
- Sun89°65°1%
- Mon91°70°1%
- Tue93°69°1%
- Wed102°70°29%
- Thu83°71°56%
- Fri74°66°32%
- Sat85°65°8%
- Sun89°70°4%
- Mon96°71°2%
- Tue104°74°5%
- Wed97°69°6%
- Thu100°68°14%
- Fri92°68°24%
- Sat94°69°23%
- Sun104°74°16%
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 — Pawnee City
SPC includes Pawnee City in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
- DAY 3NONENo severe risk
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 Pawnee City
- 68420