Smithfield, Nebraska Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Smithfield weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Foggy24%—87°69°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast——91°66°+4°
- MondayJul 6Overcast——92°68°+1°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast13%—95°67°+3°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle34%—93°69°-2°
- ThursdayJul 9Heavy Showers34%0.83″90°64°-3°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle23%—90°67°0°
AQI 53 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 12.1 µg/m³ (AQI 57) with a 0.75 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 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 45 now. With UV 0.1 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 11 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 45
- UV peak
- 0.1 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 11
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 12.1 µg/m³ (AQI 57) with a 0.75 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.75
- 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
- 11:57 PM
- Moonset
- 11:53 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Smithfield at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 11°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 19 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 68976
16-Day Forecast — Smithfield
- Sat87°69°24%
- Sun91°66°4%
- Mon92°68°2%
- Tue95°67°13%
- Wed93°69°34%
- Thu90°64°34%
- Fri90°67°23%
- Sat84°64°9%
- Sun86°64°3%
- Mon91°65°2%
- Tue99°66°4%
- Wed103°70°10%
- Thu106°73°10%
- Fri106°76°23%
- Sat107°73°16%
- Sun93°72°16%
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 — Smithfield
SPC has placed Smithfield in the Slight Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYSLGTSlight Risk
- TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
- DAY 3NONENo severe risk
Scattered severe storms possible. A few tornadoes, hail, and damaging wind gusts possible.
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 Smithfield
- 68976