Preston, Nebraska Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Preston weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Rain71%0.26″83°67°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast——90°66°+7°
- MondayJul 6Overcast——87°67°-3°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——88°67°+1°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast11%—96°69°+8°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle50%—90°72°-6°
- FridayJul 10Drizzle23%—85°68°-5°
AQI 29 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 7 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). PM2.5 at 8.1 µg/m³ (AQI 45) with a 0.74 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 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
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 44. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~92%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 44
- UV peak
- 5.8 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 17
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 8.1 µg/m³ (AQI 45) with a 0.74 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.74
- 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
- 11:17 PM
- Moonset
- 10:28 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Preston at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 8°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 16 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
16-Day Forecast — Preston
- Sat83°67°71%
- Sun90°66°6%
- Mon87°67°3%
- Tue88°67°2%
- Wed96°69°11%
- Thu90°72°50%
- Fri85°68°23%
- Sat81°62°10%
- Sun82°60°5%
- Mon83°63°6%
- Tue84°61°3%
- Wed89°59°6%
- Thu94°67°16%
- Fri97°77°23%
- Sat85°65°35%
- Sun79°60°29%
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 — Preston
SPC has placed Preston in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3NONENo severe 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 Preston
- 68355