Upland, Nebraska Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Upland weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Drizzle25%0.03″87°68°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast——92°68°+5°
- MondayJul 6Overcast——93°68°+1°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——95°68°+2°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast31%—98°70°+3°
- ThursdayJul 9Heavy Showers31%0.34″94°68°-4°
- FridayJul 10Overcast25%—87°68°-7°
AQI 50 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±4 points). Ozone at AQI 60 — 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 60 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 60
- UV peak
- 2.6 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 60
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 13.1 µg/m³ (AQI 58) with a 0.66 fine-to-coarse ratio and 1 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.66
- 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
- 11:32 PM
- Moonset
- 10:43 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Upland at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 16°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: 68981
16-Day Forecast — Upland
- Sat87°68°25%
- Sun92°68°4%
- Mon93°68°1%
- Tue95°68°5%
- Wed98°70°31%
- Thu94°68°31%
- Fri87°68°25%
- Sat87°63°8%
- Sun84°63°4%
- Mon86°67°2%
- Tue89°63°3%
- Wed95°64°10%
- Thu99°71°11%
- Fri95°66°19%
- Sat88°62°14%
- Sun87°59°15%
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 — Upland
SPC has placed Upland 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 Upland
- 68981