Plainview, Nebraska Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Plainview weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Foggy——84°69°—
- SundayJul 5Clear10%—87°67°+3°
- MondayJul 6Overcast——91°66°+4°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast17%—94°70°+3°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Showers43%—90°69°-4°
- ThursdayJul 9Showers43%0.42″87°64°-3°
- FridayJul 10Overcast20%—81°63°-6°
AQI 58 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 5 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). PM2.5 at 15.4 µg/m³ (AQI 63), ratio 0.70 with 8 mph wind — characteristic of long-range haze transport rather than a local source.
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 50 now. With UV 7.5 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 50 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 50
- UV peak
- 7.5 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 50
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 15.4 µg/m³ (AQI 63), ratio 0.70 with 8 mph wind — characteristic of long-range haze transport rather than a local source.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.70
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- transport
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
- 11:30 PM
- Moonset
- 10:35 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Plainview at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 12°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 30 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 68769
16-Day Forecast — Plainview
- Sat84°69°9%
- Sun87°67°10%
- Mon91°66°1%
- Tue94°70°17%
- Wed90°69°43%
- Thu87°64°43%
- Fri81°63°20%
- Sat81°58°11%
- Sun79°63°6%
- Mon82°63°5%
- Tue87°69°4%
- Wed92°64°7%
- Thu94°68°13%
- Fri89°65°16%
- Sat81°60°13%
- Sun85°57°10%
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 — Plainview
SPC has placed Plainview in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
- 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 Plainview
- 68769