Waco, Nebraska Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Waco weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast41%—83°68°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast——90°65°+7°
- MondayJul 6Overcast——91°72°+1°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——92°68°+1°
- WednesdayJul 8Drizzle48%—89°68°-3°
- ThursdayJul 9Showers48%0.03″85°67°-4°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle18%—88°67°+3°
AQI 48 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 10 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). PM2.5 at 12.0 µg/m³ (AQI 56) with a 0.73 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 44 now. With UV 0.1 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 11 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 44
- UV peak
- 0.1 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 11
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 12.0 µg/m³ (AQI 56) with a 0.73 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.73
- 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
- 11:49 PM
- Moonset
- 11:43 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Waco at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 8°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 21 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 68460
16-Day Forecast — Waco
- Sat83°68°41%
- Sun90°65°7%
- Mon91°72°3%
- Tue92°68°4%
- Wed89°68°48%
- Thu85°67°48%
- Fri88°67°18%
- Sat84°66°5%
- Sun84°63°6%
- Mon90°65°3%
- Tue98°68°2%
- Wed99°72°5%
- Thu109°71°7%
- Fri102°75°16%
- Sat107°74°17%
- Sun91°73°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 — Waco
SPC has placed Waco 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 Waco
- 68460