Ord, Nebraska Weather
Prairie lightning bugs rise. Day 76 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Ord weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 3Overcast13%—84°63°—
- ThursdayJun 4Overcast34%—75°63°-9°
- FridayJun 5Foggy16%—86°64°+11°
- SaturdayJun 6Overcast16%—86°62°0°
- SundayJun 7Light Drizzle26%—82°65°-4°
- MondayJun 8Showers21%0.15″89°63°+7°
- TuesdayJun 9Showers18%0.44″88°65°-1°
Ozone at AQI 500. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~81%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
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. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~81%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 500
- UV peak
- 7.5 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 250
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 6.8 µg/m³, PM10 at 7.9 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.86
- 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).
The higher the clouds, the finer the weather.
- Moonrise
- 4:35 AM
- Moonset
- 1:29 PM
- In sign
- ♑︎ Capricorn
Prairie lightning bugs rise
Ord at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 6°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 26 (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 — Ord
SPC has placed Ord in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- 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.