Arapahoe, Nebraska Weather
Lesser ripening, greater heat. Day 89 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Arapahoe weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 16Overcast——88°53°—
- WednesdayJun 17Clear——87°64°-1°
- ThursdayJun 18Overcast——82°56°-5°
- FridayJun 19Overcast17%—88°57°+6°
- SaturdayJun 20Thunderstorm77%1.1″93°64°+5°
- SundayJun 21Overcast77%—72°63°-21°
- MondayJun 22Overcast15%—77°59°+5°
AQI 39 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 10.8 µg/m³ (AQI 54) with a 0.82 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 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 35. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~88%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 35
- UV peak
- 6.9 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 16
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 10.8 µg/m³ (AQI 54) with a 0.82 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.82
- 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).
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- Moonrise
- 7:25 AM
- Moonset
- 10:30 PM
- In sign
- ♋︎ Cancer
Lesser ripening, greater heat
Arapahoe at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 74°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: April 18 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jun 16–20
- Planting window: Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.
16-Day Forecast — Arapahoe
- Tue88°53°1%
- Wed87°64°1%
- Thu82°56°2%
- Fri88°57°17%
- Sat93°64°77%
- Sun72°63°77%
- Mon77°59°15%
- Tue80°58°26%
- Wed85°62°30%
- Thu99°64°30%
- Fri91°64°28%
- Sat105°76°15%
- Sun103°78°21%
- Mon108°79°26%
- Tue92°79°33%
- Wed100°76°25%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of June 16, 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.
ZIP codes in Arapahoe
- 68922