Ponca, Nebraska Weather
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Ponca weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 3Overcast14%—86°59°—
- ThursdayJun 4Light Drizzle57%—77°65°-9°
- FridayJun 5Foggy27%—83°65°+6°
- SaturdayJun 6Overcast27%—86°62°+3°
- SundayJun 7Light Drizzle40%—84°65°-2°
- MondayJun 8Overcast40%—86°68°+2°
- TuesdayJun 9Light Drizzle17%0.01″89°68°+3°
Ozone at AQI 60 — peak already passed at 1 PM under overcast skies. AQI up 36 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. 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 60 — peak already passed at 1 PM under overcast skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 60
- UV peak
- 0.9 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 60
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 6.1 µg/m³, PM10 at 7.3 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).
The higher the clouds, the finer the weather.
- Moonrise
- 4:30 AM
- Moonset
- 1:16 PM
- In sign
- ♑︎ Capricorn
Prairie lightning bugs rise
Ponca at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 12°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 1 (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 — Ponca
SPC has placed Ponca in the Slight Risk category for severe thunderstorms day after tomorrow.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- TOMORROWMRGLMarginal Risk
- DAY 3SLGTSlight Risk
Scattered severe storms possible. A few tornadoes, hail, and damaging wind gusts possible.
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.