Seward, Nebraska Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Seward weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast——88°65°—
- MondayJul 6Mostly Clear——90°68°+2°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——92°69°+2°
- WednesdayJul 8Heavy Drizzle38%—90°69°-2°
- ThursdayJul 9Showers38%0.04″85°67°-5°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle22%—88°67°+3°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast——84°67°-4°
AQI 41 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 5 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 8.8 µg/m³ (AQI 49) with a 0.80 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
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 8.8 µg/m³ (AQI 49) with a 0.80 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.80
- 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
- 11:48 PM
- Moonset
- 11:42 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Seward at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 69°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: April 21 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 68434
15-Day Forecast — Seward
- Sun88°65°9%
- Mon90°68°5%
- Tue92°69°2%
- Wed90°69°38%
- Thu85°67°38%
- Fri88°67°22%
- Sat84°67°4%
- Sun86°64°3%
- Mon91°65°2%
- Tue98°69°3%
- Wed101°71°7%
- Thu110°75°10%
- Fri102°76°17%
- Sat108°75°24%
- Sun92°74°7%
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 — Seward
SPC has placed Seward 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 Seward
- 68434