Loup City, Nebraska Weather
Prairie lightning bugs rise. Day 76 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Loup City weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 2Drizzle74%0.10″79°61°—
- WednesdayJun 3Overcast15%—87°64°+8°
- ThursdayJun 4Heavy Rain51%0.41″84°62°-3°
- FridayJun 5Overcast42%—86°66°+2°
- SaturdayJun 6Overcast42%—89°64°+3°
- SundayJun 7Light Drizzle23%—87°68°-2°
- MondayJun 8Light Drizzle23%—81°65°-6°
Ozone at AQI 58 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. AQI up 12 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Levels should ease through evening.
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 58 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 58
- UV peak
- 4.5 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 58
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 bees stay at home, rain will soon come; if they fly away, fine will be the day.
- Moonrise
- 3:50 AM
- Moonset
- 12:31 PM
- In sign
- ♑︎ Capricorn
Prairie lightning bugs rise
Loup City at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 4°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- 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 3, 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 — Loup City
SPC has placed Loup City in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms tomorrow.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWMRGLMarginal Risk
- DAY 3MRGLMarginal Risk
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.