Swanton, Nebraska Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Swanton weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Foggy——89°66°—
- MondayJul 6Clear——91°67°+2°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——92°67°+1°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast31%—97°67°+5°
- ThursdayJul 9Drizzle38%—88°71°-9°
- FridayJul 10Showers30%0.18″80°64°-8°
- SaturdayJul 11Clear——88°61°+8°
AQI 46 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 5 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Ozone at AQI 73 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.
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 73 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 73
- UV peak
- 6.2 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 73
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 8.5 µg/m³ (AQI 47) with a 0.75 fine-to-coarse ratio and 1 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.75
- 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
- 11:47 PM
- Moonset
- 11:42 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Swanton at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 17°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: 68445
16-Day Forecast — Swanton
- Sun89°66°4%
- Mon91°67°2%
- Tue92°67°1%
- Wed97°67°31%
- Thu88°71°38%
- Fri80°64°30%
- Sat88°61°6%
- Sun100°68°3%
- Mon91°71°2%
- Tue105°65°2%
- Wed93°68°6%
- Thu92°66°12%
- Fri93°69°32%
- Sat99°68°19%
- Sun98°71°19%
- Mon100°70°20%
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 — Swanton
SPC includes Swanton 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 Swanton
- 68445