Whitney, Nebraska Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Whitney weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast——89°62°—
- SundayJul 5Clear——97°63°+8°
- MondayJul 6Heavy Rain32%0.41″102°68°+5°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle64%0.01″100°69°-2°
- WednesdayJul 8Showers64%0.10″87°67°-13°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast42%—95°67°+8°
- FridayJul 10Clear27%—90°63°-5°
AQI 58 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 15.1 µg/m³ (AQI 62) with a 0.70 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 51 now. With UV 5.2 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 35 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 51
- UV peak
- 5.2 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 35
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 15.1 µg/m³ (AQI 62) with a 0.70 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.70
- 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
- 10:52 PM
- Moonset
- 9:59 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Whitney at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 18°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 3 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 69367
16-Day Forecast — Whitney
- Sat89°62°3%
- Sun97°63°1%
- Mon102°68°32%
- Tue100°69°64%
- Wed87°67°64%
- Thu95°67°42%
- Fri90°63°27%
- Sat95°61°8%
- Sun102°70°6%
- Mon103°72°6%
- Tue106°76°16%
- Wed108°75°21%
- Thu94°74°25%
- Fri96°69°26%
- Sat87°61°25%
- Sun94°63°26%
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 — Whitney
SPC has placed Whitney in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
- 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 Whitney
- 69367