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Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Washington weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

Washington, NE
Saturday, July 4 at 5:31 PM
83
°
Overcast
Feels like
87°
Humidity
57%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
12:56 AM
Sunset
4:01 PM
Washington, NE
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastWashington, NE: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 68 to 89 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 68°H 89°
Washington, NE
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Light Showers
    45%
    0.07″
    83°69°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    89°68°+6°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    85°70°-4°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    88°67°+3°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Heavy Drizzle
    43%
    91°68°+3°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Showers
    43%
    0.09″
    84°67°-7°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Showers
    21%
    0.19″
    83°65°-1°
Washington, NE
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WSW
245° · veering 11°
Direction
WSW
245°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
7
mph
Peak 24h
21
avg 6
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT BRZ
0
CALM
<1
1
LIGHT AIR
1–3
2
LIGHT BRZ
4–7
3
GENTLE BRZ
8–12
4
MOD BRZ
13–18
5
FRESH BRZ
19–24
6
STRONG BRZ
25–31
7
NEAR GALE
32–38
24h · sust vs gust · mph
avg 6 · pk 21 @ 11:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 142SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Washington, NE
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
973.6
+0.2 mb in 3h · steady · 28.75 inHg
Now
973.6
mb
3h
+0.2
mb
12h
+2.5
mb
24h
+2.4
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 971975
965970975980-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW975.4970.8974.1
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Washington, NE
Air quality
46
AQI
Good
+3 in 6h

AQI 46 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 58 — peak already passed at 1 PM under overcast skies. Levels should ease through evening.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

PM 2.5Good
12.0μg/m³
PM 10Good
16μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
112μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
3.3

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 58 — peak already passed at 1 PM under overcast skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 58
UV peak
2.8 at earlier today
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 58

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 12.0 µg/m³ (AQI 56) with a 0.75 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 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
Washington, NE
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
88%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
63.4mi
UNLIMITED
64 mi0 mi−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Earth · GOES-19 ABI
Full Disk · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 full disk Visible · GeoColor
True-color daytime, blue/IR sandwich at night
22:31 UTC · Washington, NE · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · up to 10848 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
22:31 UTC · Washington, NE · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Washington, NE
Satellite · infrared · animated
Washington, NE
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Washington, NE
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:24 AM
Sunrise
12:56 AM
Daylight
15h 05m
Sunset
4:01 PM
Civil dusk
9:36 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Washington, NE
The moon
Waning Gibbous
78% illuminated
Moonrise
11:22 PM
Moonset
10:30 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Washington, NE
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

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Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Washington at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 13°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 24 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 68068

16-Day Forecast — Washington

  1. Sat83°69°45%
  2. Sun89°68°6%
  3. Mon85°70°2%
  4. Tue88°67°2%
  5. Wed91°68°43%
  6. Thu84°67°43%
  7. Fri83°65°21%
  8. Sat80°60°8%
  9. Sun80°61°4%
  10. Mon82°61°4%
  11. Tue83°63°3%
  12. Wed87°65°7%
  13. Thu93°69°13%
  14. Fri92°66°16%
  15. Sat81°65°20%
  16. Sun81°59°10%

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 — Washington

SPC has placed Washington in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.

  • TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
  • TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • 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 Washington

  • 68068

Climate normals from the Open-Meteo Climate API. Köppen approximation from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Regions. See methodology for data sources, editorial rules, and corrections. Maintainer: Brian Tighe.