Ragan, Nebraska Weather
Warm wind sweeps the tallgrass. Day 16 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Ragan weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 6Overcast——89°67°—
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——92°67°+3°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast43%—96°72°+4°
- ThursdayJul 9Thunderstorm49%0.09″96°67°0°
- FridayJul 10Drizzle49%—95°64°-1°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast——100°70°+5°
- SundayJul 12Clear——103°72°+3°
AQI 37 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 60 now. With UV 9.8 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 78.
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 60 now. With UV 9.8 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 78.
- Present
- AQI 60
- UV peak
- 9.8 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 78
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
- 12:18 AM
- Moonset
- 1:00 PM
- In sign
- ♈︎ Aries
Warm wind sweeps the tallgrass
Ragan at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 17°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 18 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 6–10
- Planting window: Sow fall broccoli and cabbage indoors for transplant in 4 weeks.
16-Day Forecast — Ragan
- Mon89°67°0%
- Tue92°67°0%
- Wed96°72°43%
- Thu96°67°49%
- Fri95°64°49%
- Sat100°70°7%
- Sun103°72°2%
- Mon103°74°1%
- Tue106°76°1%
- Wed104°77°9%
- Thu77°56°15%
- Fri73°58°11%
- Sat87°60°13%
- Sun92°60°6%
- Mon96°64°18%
- Tue88°69°23%
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 — Ragan
SPC has placed Ragan 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 Ragan
- 68949