Sargent, Nebraska Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Sargent weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Mostly Clear——91°58°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast——93°64°+2°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast11%—94°67°+1°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle33%—91°70°-3°
- ThursdayJul 9Heavy Showers36%0.16″90°66°-1°
- FridayJul 10Showers36%0.26″84°64°-6°
- SaturdayJul 11Clear——91°61°+7°
AQI 56 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. AQI down 7 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). Ozone at AQI 56 now. With UV 8.7 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 65 around 1 PM.
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 56 now. With UV 8.7 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 65 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 56
- UV peak
- 8.7 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 65
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 8.9 µg/m³ (AQI 49), ratio 0.67 with 7 mph wind — characteristic of long-range haze transport rather than a local source.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.67
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- transport
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
- 11:57 PM
- Moonset
- 11:51 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Sargent at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 17°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 26 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 68874
16-Day Forecast — Sargent
- Sun91°58°6%
- Mon93°64°1%
- Tue94°67°11%
- Wed91°70°33%
- Thu90°66°36%
- Fri84°64°36%
- Sat91°61°4%
- Sun101°68°4%
- Mon93°68°2%
- Tue113°66°3%
- Wed94°65°10%
- Thu91°66°16%
- Fri95°69°25%
- Sat100°69°23%
- Sun100°74°30%
- Mon103°74°17%
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 — Sargent
SPC has placed Sargent 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 Sargent
- 68874