Thayer, Nebraska Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Thayer weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast38%—84°69°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast——90°66°+6°
- MondayJul 6Overcast——91°71°+1°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——91°68°0°
- WednesdayJul 8Drizzle48%—91°69°0°
- ThursdayJul 9Showers48%0.07″89°68°-2°
- FridayJul 10Heavy Drizzle16%—82°64°-7°
AQI 43 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 6 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). PM2.5 at 13.1 µg/m³ (AQI 58) with a 0.70 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
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 53 — peak already passed at 1 PM under overcast skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 53
- UV peak
- 2.9 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 53
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 13.1 µg/m³ (AQI 58) with a 0.70 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 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
- 10:36 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Thayer at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 13°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 22 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
16-Day Forecast — Thayer
- Sat84°69°38%
- Sun90°66°8%
- Mon91°71°2%
- Tue91°68°4%
- Wed91°69°48%
- Thu89°68°48%
- Fri82°64°16%
- Sat80°60°5%
- Sun81°63°6%
- Mon82°64°3%
- Tue86°63°3%
- Wed90°62°5%
- Thu93°69°7%
- Fri89°65°16%
- Sat79°64°17%
- Sun81°59°13%
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 — Thayer
SPC has placed Thayer 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 Thayer
- 68460