Spencer, Nebraska Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Spencer weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Foggy12%—88°66°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast10%—89°65°+1°
- MondayJul 6Overcast12%—92°67°+3°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast27%—94°72°+2°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast58%—85°73°-9°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle23%—83°64°-2°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle23%0.04″90°65°+7°
AQI 61 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 5 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). PM2.5 at 19.4 µg/m³ (AQI 70) 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 36 now. With UV 6.1 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 29 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 36
- UV peak
- 6.1 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 29
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 19.4 µg/m³ (AQI 70) 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
- 11:35 PM
- Moonset
- 10:39 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Spencer at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 8°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 3 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 68777
16-Day Forecast — Spencer
- Sat88°66°12%
- Sun89°65°10%
- Mon92°67°12%
- Tue94°72°27%
- Wed85°73°58%
- Thu83°64°23%
- Fri90°65°23%
- Sat87°63°13%
- Sun84°58°8%
- Mon94°65°5%
- Tue103°73°7%
- Wed85°68°8%
- Thu91°66°16%
- Fri97°69°26%
- Sat94°69°22%
- Sun100°73°28%
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 — Spencer
SPC has placed Spencer 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 Spencer
- 68777