Bow Valley, Nebraska Weather
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Bow Valley weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 4Light Drizzle43%—84°67°—
- FridayJun 5Overcast15%—88°65°+4°
- SaturdayJun 6Overcast10%—88°63°0°
- SundayJun 7Overcast32%—88°70°0°
- MondayJun 8Heavy Drizzle23%—92°65°+4°
- TuesdayJun 9Thunderstorm23%0.01″97°66°+5°
- WednesdayJun 10Partly Cloudy16%—102°74°+5°
Ozone at AQI 500 now. AQI up 6 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). With UV 0.4 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 120 by mid-afternoon.
AVOID OUTDOORS Avoid outdoor exertion. Keep windows closed; use HEPA filtration indoors if available.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 500 now. With UV 0.4 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 120 by mid-afternoon.
- Present
- AQI 500
- UV peak
- 0.4 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 120
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).
The higher the clouds, the finer the weather.
- Moonrise
- 5:38 AM
- Moonset
- 3:30 PM
- In sign
- ♒︎ Aquarius
Prairie lightning bugs rise
Bow Valley at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 8°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 2 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jun 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of June 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 — Bow Valley
SPC has placed Bow Valley in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- TOMORROWMRGLMarginal 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.