Shickley, Nebraska Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Shickley weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast49%—85°66°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast——91°66°+6°
- MondayJul 6Overcast——94°70°+3°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——95°68°+1°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast39%—99°72°+4°
- ThursdayJul 9Showers39%0.10″91°69°-8°
- FridayJul 10Overcast26%—86°66°-5°
AQI 38 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 12.3 µg/m³ (AQI 57) with a 0.70 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 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 49 — peak already passed at 1 PM under overcast skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 49
- UV peak
- 4.8 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 49
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 12.3 µg/m³ (AQI 57) with a 0.70 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.70
- Wind
- calm
- 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
- 11:27 PM
- Moonset
- 10:37 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Shickley at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 13°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 18 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 68436
16-Day Forecast — Shickley
- Sat86°66°49%
- Sun91°66°4%
- Mon94°70°6%
- Tue95°68°2%
- Wed99°72°39%
- Thu91°69°39%
- Fri86°66°26%
- Sat85°62°5%
- Sun86°63°5%
- Mon86°64°3%
- Tue90°64°3%
- Wed95°65°10%
- Thu99°72°13%
- Fri101°65°23%
- Sat87°61°16%
- Sun86°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 — Shickley
SPC has placed Shickley 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 Shickley
- 68436