Wayne, Nebraska Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Wayne weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Foggy——85°70°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast11%—90°65°+5°
- MondayJul 6Overcast——93°69°+3°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast11%—92°70°-1°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Showers34%—91°69°-1°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle25%0.02″84°64°-7°
- FridayJul 10Mostly Clear11%—89°64°+5°
AQI 46 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 5 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). Ozone at AQI 36 now. With UV 0.0 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 9 around 1 PM.
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 36 now. With UV 0.0 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 9 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 36
- UV peak
- 0.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 9
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 6.0 µg/m³ (AQI 33) with a 0.87 fine-to-coarse ratio and 1 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.87
- 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
- 11:48 PM
- Moonset
- 11:41 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Wayne at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 4°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 29 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 68787
16-Day Forecast — Wayne
- Sat85°70°8%
- Sun90°65°11%
- Mon93°69°1%
- Tue92°70°11%
- Wed91°69°34%
- Thu84°64°25%
- Fri89°64°11%
- Sat83°66°9%
- Sun86°63°3%
- Mon92°67°2%
- Tue96°72°3%
- Wed101°70°5%
- Thu109°78°6%
- Fri103°75°14%
- Sat108°73°20%
- Sun91°69°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 — Wayne
SPC has placed Wayne 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 Wayne
- 68787