Riverdale, Nebraska Weather
Lesser ripening, greater heat. Day 89 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Riverdale weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 16Overcast——83°53°—
- WednesdayJun 17Clear——85°62°+2°
- ThursdayJun 18Overcast13%—79°54°-6°
- FridayJun 19Overcast17%—84°56°+5°
- SaturdayJun 20Thunderstorm80%1.1″83°64°-1°
- SundayJun 21Foggy80%—70°63°-13°
- MondayJun 22Overcast11%—72°57°+2°
AQI 37 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±4 points). PM2.5 at 9.9 µg/m³ (AQI 52) with a 0.83 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
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 34. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~67%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 34
- UV peak
- 6.6 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 15
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 9.9 µg/m³ (AQI 52) with a 0.83 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.83
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- stagnant smoke
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
- 7:19 AM
- Moonset
- 10:29 PM
- In sign
- ♋︎ Cancer
Lesser ripening, greater heat
Riverdale at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 73°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: April 21 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jun 16–20
- Planting window: Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.
16-Day Forecast — Riverdale
- Tue83°53°2%
- Wed85°62°2%
- Thu79°54°13%
- Fri84°56°17%
- Sat83°64°80%
- Sun70°63°80%
- Mon72°57°11%
- Tue79°57°21%
- Wed84°60°32%
- Thu92°62°32%
- Fri88°62°24%
- Sat99°74°21%
- Sun98°76°23%
- Mon103°74°24%
- Tue95°75°29%
- Wed100°72°24%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
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 Riverdale
- 68870