Seneca, Nebraska Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Seneca weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Light Rain44%0.06″87°58°—
- SundayJul 5Clear——91°60°+4°
- MondayJul 6Overcast15%—93°63°+2°
- TuesdayJul 7Drizzle40%—94°72°+1°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle40%—83°67°-11°
- ThursdayJul 9Heavy Drizzle28%—92°67°+9°
- FridayJul 10Overcast22%—88°68°-4°
AQI 75 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 14.7 µg/m³, PM10 at 19.3 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
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 46 now. With UV 0.2 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 11 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 46
- UV peak
- 0.2 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 11
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 14.7 µg/m³, PM10 at 19.3 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.76
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- background
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
- 12:03 AM
- Moonset
- 11:57 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Seneca at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 68°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: April 28 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 69161
16-Day Forecast — Seneca
- Sat87°58°44%
- Sun91°61°1%
- Mon93°63°15%
- Tue94°72°40%
- Wed83°67°40%
- Thu92°67°28%
- Fri88°68°22%
- Sat86°64°10%
- Sun90°67°4%
- Mon95°68°6%
- Tue100°72°8%
- Wed105°75°10%
- Thu107°78°13%
- Fri93°77°17%
- Sat101°75°11%
- Sun79°71°13%
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 — Seneca
SPC has placed Seneca in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
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 Seneca
- 69161