Walton, Nebraska Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Walton weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Light Rain51%0.11″84°66°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast11%—90°66°+6°
- MondayJul 6Clear——88°68°-2°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——91°68°+3°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast40%—99°72°+8°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle47%0.01″88°69°-11°
- FridayJul 10Thunderstorm14%—90°67°+2°
AQI 33 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 6.2 µg/m³ (AQI 34) with a 0.75 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 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 33. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 33
- UV peak
- 3.6 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 8
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 6.2 µg/m³ (AQI 34) with a 0.75 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.75
- Wind
- light
- 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
- 11:23 PM
- Moonset
- 10:32 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Walton at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 72°F — typical for the season
- 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: 68461
16-Day Forecast — Walton
- Sat84°66°51%
- Sun90°66°11%
- Mon88°68°2%
- Tue91°68°1%
- Wed99°72°40%
- Thu88°69°47%
- Fri90°67°14%
- Sat89°66°5%
- Sun82°60°5%
- Mon89°60°4%
- Tue95°66°4%
- Wed87°68°14%
- Thu86°67°7%
- Fri88°68°16%
- Sat89°68°13%
- Sun98°69°19%
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 — Walton
SPC has placed Walton in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
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 Walton
- 68520
- 68461