Spalding, Nebraska Weather
Prairie lightning bugs rise. Day 76 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Spalding weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 3Overcast16%—84°60°—
- ThursdayJun 4Light Showers46%0.07″77°63°-7°
- FridayJun 5Foggy30%—82°65°+5°
- SaturdayJun 6Overcast30%—85°64°+3°
- SundayJun 7Light Drizzle27%—80°66°-5°
- MondayJun 8Showers19%0.07″87°64°+7°
- TuesdayJun 9Thunderstorm14%0.28″88°66°+1°
Ozone at AQI 500 now. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). With UV 7.2 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 340 by mid-afternoon.
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 now. With UV 7.2 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 340 by mid-afternoon.
- Present
- AQI 500
- UV peak
- 7.2 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 340
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 6.8 µg/m³, PM10 at 7.8 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.87
- 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
- 4:33 AM
- Moonset
- 1:27 PM
- In sign
- ♑︎ Capricorn
Prairie lightning bugs rise
Spalding at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 7°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 — Spalding
SPC has placed Spalding 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.