Leigh, Nebraska Weather
Lesser ripening, greater heat. Day 89 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Leigh weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 16Overcast——77°54°—
- WednesdayJun 17Overcast——80°62°+3°
- ThursdayJun 18Overcast——73°59°-7°
- FridayJun 19Light Drizzle15%0.01″79°56°+6°
- SaturdayJun 20T-storm w/ Hvy Hail70%0.06″80°61°+1°
- SundayJun 21Heavy Showers70%1.6″66°60°-14°
- MondayJun 22Overcast20%—66°58°0°
AQI 21 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 9 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 7.7 µg/m³, PM10 at 8.6 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 during the projected peak around 7 PM.
What's driving it
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 7.7 µg/m³, PM10 at 8.6 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.90
- 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).
Cut your thistles before St. John, you will have two instead of one.
- Moonrise
- 7:07 AM
- Moonset
- 10:25 PM
- In sign
- ♋︎ Cancer
Lesser ripening, greater heat
Leigh at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 15°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 26 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jun 16–20
- Planting window: Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.
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 Leigh
- 68643