Superior, Nebraska Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Superior weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast——89°64°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast——92°69°+3°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——97°70°+5°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast40%—100°74°+3°
- ThursdayJul 9Drizzle40%0.02″92°70°-8°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle19%—86°69°-6°
- SaturdayJul 11Light Drizzle——93°64°+7°
AQI 37 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 10 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 11.1 µg/m³ (AQI 55) with a 0.72 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 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 11.1 µg/m³ (AQI 55) with a 0.72 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.72
- 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
- 11:51 PM
- Moonset
- 11:46 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Superior at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 5°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 16 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 68978
15-Day Forecast — Superior
- Sun89°64°9%
- Mon92°69°0%
- Tue97°70°2%
- Wed100°74°40%
- Thu92°70°40%
- Fri86°69°19%
- Sat93°64°4%
- Sun97°69°3%
- Mon101°72°2%
- Tue107°73°2%
- Wed106°69°5%
- Thu107°68°13%
- Fri95°65°16%
- Sat98°68°19%
- Sun106°76°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 — Superior
SPC includes Superior in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
Thunderstorms possible. Not severe, but capable of producing lightning and brief heavy rain.
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 Superior
- 68978