Thurston, Nebraska Weather
Warm wind sweeps the tallgrass. Day 16 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Thurston weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 6Mostly Clear——91°66°—
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——93°70°+2°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast35%—92°70°-1°
- ThursdayJul 9Drizzle62%—87°66°-5°
- FridayJul 10Showers23%0.03″81°67°-6°
- SaturdayJul 11Clear——94°65°+13°
- SundayJul 12Overcast——103°71°+9°
AQI 23 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 17 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM2.5 at 4.8 µg/m³ (AQI 27) with a 0.96 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in stagnant air, not road dust.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion during the projected peak around 6 PM.
What's driving it
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 4.8 µg/m³ (AQI 27) with a 0.96 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in stagnant air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.96
- 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).
When the stars begin to huddle, the earth will soon become a puddle.
- Moonrise
- 12:07 AM
- Moonset
- 12:49 PM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Warm wind sweeps the tallgrass
Thurston at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 69°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: April 29 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 6–10
- Planting window: Sow fall broccoli and cabbage indoors for transplant in 4 weeks.
ZIP code: 68062
16-Day Forecast — Thurston
- Mon91°66°0%
- Tue93°70°2%
- Wed92°70°35%
- Thu87°66°62%
- Fri81°67°23%
- Sat94°65°7%
- Sun103°71°2%
- Mon105°75°3%
- Tue91°69°6%
- Wed87°63°9%
- Thu91°63°18%
- Fri94°68°26%
- Sat75°69°20%
- Sun92°65°19%
- Mon88°65°10%
- Tue94°66°16%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of July 6, 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 — Thurston
SPC has placed Thurston in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms day after tomorrow.
- TODAYNONENo severe risk
- TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
- DAY 3MRGLMarginal 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 Thurston
- 68062