Pender, Nebraska Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Pender weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Foggy10%—90°70°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast14%—91°68°+1°
- MondayJul 6Clear——89°68°-2°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——90°68°+1°
- WednesdayJul 8Heavy Drizzle51%—94°70°+4°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast51%—88°65°-6°
- FridayJul 10Drizzle13%—91°66°+3°
AQI 54 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±4 points). PM2.5 at 16.1 µg/m³, PM10 at 22.1 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 38 now. With UV 3.5 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 18 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 38
- UV peak
- 3.5 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 18
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 16.1 µg/m³, PM10 at 22.1 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.73
- 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).
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
- Moonrise
- 11:25 PM
- Moonset
- 10:31 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Pender at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 9°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 29 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 68047
16-Day Forecast — Pender
- Sat90°70°10%
- Sun91°68°14%
- Mon89°68°2%
- Tue90°68°3%
- Wed94°70°51%
- Thu88°65°51%
- Fri91°66°13%
- Sat89°64°10%
- Sun81°55°5%
- Mon87°58°5%
- Tue92°67°3%
- Wed84°66°12%
- Thu87°71°14%
- Fri93°66°17%
- Sat93°67°16%
- Sun96°70°20%
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 — Pender
SPC has placed Pender in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- 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 Pender
- 68047