Polk, Nebraska Weather
Warm wind sweeps the tallgrass. Day 16 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Polk weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast19%—86°63°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast——90°68°+4°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——91°68°+1°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast51%—96°69°+5°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Showers51%0.08″88°69°-8°
- FridayJul 10Light Showers27%0.02″81°65°-7°
- SaturdayJul 11Mostly Clear——89°63°+8°
AQI 81 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. AQI up 35 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Ozone at AQI 73 now. With UV 0.4 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 18.
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 73 now. With UV 0.4 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 18.
- Present
- AQI 73
- UV peak
- 0.4 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 18
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 8.1 µg/m³ (AQI 45) with a 0.79 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.79
- Wind
- light
- 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).
When the stars begin to huddle, the earth will soon become a puddle.
- Moonrise
- 12:12 AM
- Moonset
- 12:53 PM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Warm wind sweeps the tallgrass
Polk at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 13°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 22 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 6–10
- Planting window: Sow fall broccoli and cabbage indoors for transplant in 4 weeks.
ZIP code: 68654
16-Day Forecast — Polk
- Sun86°63°19%
- Mon90°68°1%
- Tue91°68°2%
- Wed96°69°51%
- Thu88°69°51%
- Fri81°65°27%
- Sat89°63°8%
- Sun97°68°2%
- Mon101°74°2%
- Tue99°75°2%
- Wed91°68°3%
- Thu110°70°18%
- Fri91°69°30%
- Sat98°66°19%
- Sun101°66°24%
- Mon96°72°19%
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 — Polk
SPC includes Polk in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
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 Polk
- 68654