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Richfield, Nebraska Weather

Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Richfield weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

Richfield, NE
Saturday, July 4 at 3:16 PM
80
°
Overcast
Feels like
86°
Humidity
62%
Wind
3 mph
Sunrise
12:57 AM
Sunset
4:00 PM
Richfield, NE
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastRichfield, NE: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 69 to 87 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 69°H 87°
Richfield, NE
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Heavy Drizzle
    77%
    0.05″
    82°68°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    89°69°+7°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    84°66°-5°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    87°66°+3°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Light Drizzle
    43%
    93°69°+6°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Showers
    51%
    0.15″
    84°68°-9°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Showers
    14%
    0.25″
    82°66°-2°
Richfield, NE
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WNW
290° · veering 97°
Direction
WNW
290°
Sustained
3
mph
Gust
4
mph
Peak 24h
23
avg 6
Beaufort · 1 · LIGHT AIR
0
CALM
<1
1
LIGHT AIR
1–3
2
LIGHT BRZ
4–7
3
GENTLE BRZ
8–12
4
MOD BRZ
13–18
5
FRESH BRZ
19–24
6
STRONG BRZ
25–31
7
NEAR GALE
32–38
24h · sust vs gust · mph
avg 6 · pk 23 @ 8:00a
010MPHB1B2B3B4-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 122SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Richfield, NE
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
972.2
-0.2 mb in 3h · steady · 28.71 inHg
Now
972.2
mb
3h
-0.2
mb
12h
+4.5
mb
24h
+1.8
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 968973
960965970975980-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW973.2967.6972.1
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Richfield, NE
Air quality
39
AQI
Good
-1 in 6h

AQI 39 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 45 — peak already passed at 1 PM under overcast skies. Levels should ease through evening.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

PM 2.5Good
7.8μg/m³
PM 10Good
9μg/m³
NO₂Good
3μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
96μg/m³
UV IndexHigh
6.1

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 45 — peak already passed at 1 PM under overcast skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 45
UV peak
5.8 at earlier today
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 45

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 7.8 µg/m³ (AQI 43) with a 0.84 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.84
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Richfield, NE
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
100%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
55.7mi
UNLIMITED
54 mi0 mi−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Earth · GOES-19 ABI
Full Disk · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 full disk Visible · GeoColor
True-color daytime, blue/IR sandwich at night
20:16 UTC · Richfield, NE · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · up to 10848 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
20:16 UTC · Richfield, NE · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Richfield, NE
Satellite · infrared · animated
Richfield, NE
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Richfield, NE
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:24 AM
Sunrise
12:57 AM
Daylight
15h 03m
Sunset
4:00 PM
Civil dusk
9:34 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Richfield, NE
The moon
Waning Gibbous
79% illuminated
Moonrise
11:21 PM
Moonset
10:30 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Richfield, NE
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

bird
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Richfield at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 9°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 23 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

16-Day Forecast — Richfield

  1. Sat84°68°77%
  2. Sun89°69°7%
  3. Mon84°66°2%
  4. Tue87°66°1%
  5. Wed93°69°43%
  6. Thu84°68°51%
  7. Fri82°66°14%
  8. Sat79°60°6%
  9. Sun79°61°5%
  10. Mon81°61°5%
  11. Tue83°63°4%
  12. Wed85°62°7%
  13. Thu93°69°13%
  14. Fri90°66°19%
  15. Sat79°64°23%
  16. Sun76°59°16%

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 — Richfield

SPC has placed Richfield 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 Richfield

  • 68046
  • 68059

Climate normals from the Open-Meteo Climate API. Köppen approximation from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Regions. See methodology for data sources, editorial rules, and corrections. Maintainer: Brian Tighe.