Red Cloud, Nebraska Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Red Cloud weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast26%—86°67°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast——93°66°+7°
- MondayJul 6Mostly Clear——95°68°+2°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——97°70°+2°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle31%—99°71°+2°
- ThursdayJul 9Showers31%0.01″95°67°-4°
- FridayJul 10Drizzle26%—95°71°0°
AQI 48 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 6 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). PM2.5 at 11.8 µg/m³ (AQI 56) with a 0.67 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 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 45 now. With UV 0.1 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 11 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 45
- UV peak
- 0.1 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 11
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 11.8 µg/m³ (AQI 56) with a 0.67 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.67
- 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).
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
- Moonrise
- 11:52 PM
- Moonset
- 11:48 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Red Cloud at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 9°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 17 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 68970
16-Day Forecast — Red Cloud
- Sat86°67°26%
- Sun93°66°3%
- Mon95°68°1%
- Tue97°70°3%
- Wed99°71°31%
- Thu95°67°31%
- Fri95°71°26%
- Sat88°67°7%
- Sun88°65°4%
- Mon93°67°3%
- Tue101°69°3%
- Wed105°71°12%
- Thu113°74°13%
- Fri112°78°19%
- Sat111°75°21%
- Sun98°75°23%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of July 5, 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 — Red Cloud
SPC has placed Red Cloud in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
- 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 Red Cloud
- 68970