Paxton, Nebraska Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Paxton weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Clear——93°63°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast——95°65°+2°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Rain53%0.06″98°71°+3°
- WednesdayJul 8Heavy Drizzle53%—89°68°-9°
- ThursdayJul 9Drizzle33%—89°65°0°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle31%—91°64°+2°
- SaturdayJul 11Clear——92°65°+1°
AQI 60 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±4 points). PM2.5 at 11.8 µg/m³ (AQI 56) with a 0.87 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 11.8 µg/m³ (AQI 56) with a 0.87 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.87
- 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
- 11:04 PM
- Moonset
- 11:00 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Paxton at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 6°F below 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: 69155
15-Day Forecast — Paxton
- Sun93°63°4%
- Mon95°65°7%
- Tue98°71°53%
- Wed89°68°53%
- Thu89°65°33%
- Fri91°64°31%
- Sat92°65°7%
- Sun94°67°3%
- Mon104°70°3%
- Tue103°72°6%
- Wed103°74°15%
- Thu105°77°22%
- Fri96°67°23%
- Sat98°66°16%
- Sun101°72°21%
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 — Paxton
SPC has placed Paxton in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms day after tomorrow.
- TODAYNONENo severe risk
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3MRGLMarginal 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 Paxton
- 69155