Wood Lake, Nebraska Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Wood Lake weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Light Drizzle30%0.01″88°60°—
- SundayJul 5Clear——91°62°+3°
- MondayJul 6Overcast15%—95°64°+4°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle46%—96°71°+1°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast46%—82°66°-14°
- ThursdayJul 9Heavy Drizzle23%—86°64°+4°
- FridayJul 10Overcast23%—89°64°+3°
AQI 77 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 17.0 µg/m³, PM10 at 21.7 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
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 0.2 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 10 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 42
- UV peak
- 0.2 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 10
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 17.0 µg/m³, PM10 at 21.7 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.78
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- background
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
- 12:01 AM
- Moonset
- 11:55 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Wood Lake at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 4°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 2 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 69221
16-Day Forecast — Wood Lake
- Sat88°60°30%
- Sun91°62°5%
- Mon95°64°15%
- Tue96°71°46%
- Wed82°66°46%
- Thu86°64°23%
- Fri89°64°23%
- Sat85°60°14%
- Sun93°65°6%
- Mon99°69°7%
- Tue102°70°7%
- Wed109°72°12%
- Thu114°75°12%
- Fri92°74°17%
- Sat106°70°10%
- Sun84°67°15%
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 — Wood Lake
SPC has placed Wood Lake 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 Wood Lake
- 69221