Winside, Nebraska Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Winside weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Foggy24%—89°71°—
- SundayJul 5Light Drizzle19%—89°68°0°
- MondayJul 6Clear——89°68°0°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——90°67°+1°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Showers46%—93°68°+3°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast46%—89°65°-4°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle13%—92°64°+3°
AQI 56 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±4 points). PM2.5 at 17.3 µg/m³ (AQI 66) with a 0.72 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 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 42 now. With UV 4.5 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 25 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 42
- UV peak
- 4.5 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 25
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 17.3 µg/m³ (AQI 66) with a 0.72 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.72
- 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
- 11:27 PM
- Moonset
- 10:33 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Winside at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 12°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: 68790
16-Day Forecast — Winside
- Sat89°71°24%
- Sun89°68°19%
- Mon89°68°2%
- Tue90°67°3%
- Wed93°68°46%
- Thu89°65°46%
- Fri92°64°13%
- Sat92°63°9%
- Sun84°55°5%
- Mon89°59°6%
- Tue96°67°3%
- Wed87°69°12%
- Thu87°69°16%
- Fri96°66°23%
- Sat94°66°13%
- Sun97°71°23%
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 — Winside
SPC has placed Winside 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 Winside
- 68790