Broken Bow, Nebraska Weather
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Broken Bow weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 3Thunderstorm13%—82°64°—
- ThursdayJun 4Light Drizzle37%0.01″79°62°-3°
- FridayJun 5Foggy10%—85°65°+6°
- SaturdayJun 6Overcast——87°62°+2°
- SundayJun 7Overcast19%—84°65°-3°
- MondayJun 8Light Drizzle32%—90°61°+6°
- TuesdayJun 9Partly Cloudy32%—88°62°-2°
Ozone at AQI 49 now. AQI up 8 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). With UV 0.5 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 8 by mid-afternoon.
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 49 now. With UV 0.5 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 8 by mid-afternoon.
- Present
- AQI 49
- UV peak
- 0.5 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 8
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 6.9 µg/m³, PM10 at 8.2 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.84
- Wind
- breezy
- 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).
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
- Moonrise
- 5:13 AM
- Moonset
- 2:38 PM
- In sign
- ♑︎ Capricorn
Prairie lightning bugs rise
Broken Bow at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 74°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: April 24 (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 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 — Broken Bow
SPC has placed Broken Bow in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
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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.