Pierce, Nebraska Weather
Warm wind sweeps the tallgrass. Day 16 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Pierce weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Mostly Clear——89°68°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast——92°68°+3°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——92°68°0°
- WednesdayJul 8Showers47%—94°68°+2°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle42%—88°69°-6°
- FridayJul 10Overcast13%—87°67°-1°
- SaturdayJul 11Mostly Clear12%—90°65°+3°
AQI 68 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. AQI up 29 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Ozone at AQI 56 now. With UV 0.1 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 13.
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 56 now. With UV 0.1 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 13.
- Present
- AQI 56
- UV peak
- 0.1 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 13
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 7.1 µg/m³, PM10 at 8.6 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.83
- 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).
When the stars begin to huddle, the earth will soon become a puddle.
- Moonrise
- 12:11 AM
- Moonset
- 12:53 PM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Warm wind sweeps the tallgrass
Pierce at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 12°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 29 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 6–10
- Planting window: Sow fall broccoli and cabbage indoors for transplant in 4 weeks.
ZIP code: 68767
16-Day Forecast — Pierce
- Sun89°68°9%
- Mon92°67°1%
- Tue92°68°4%
- Wed94°68°47%
- Thu88°69°42%
- Fri87°67°13%
- Sat90°65°12%
- Sun101°68°1%
- Mon106°74°1%
- Tue98°75°3%
- Wed83°66°7%
- Thu110°69°17%
- Fri88°71°30%
- Sat96°66°14%
- Sun103°67°23%
- Mon93°70°25%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of July 6, 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 — Pierce
SPC has placed Pierce in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms day after tomorrow.
- TODAYNONENo severe risk
- TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
- 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 Pierce
- 68767