Wakefield, Nebraska Weather
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Wakefield weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 15Overcast——79°44°—
- TuesdayJun 16Overcast——78°54°-1°
- WednesdayJun 17Overcast35%—84°59°+6°
- ThursdayJun 18Light Drizzle——73°54°-11°
- FridayJun 19Light Drizzle18%—80°53°+7°
- SaturdayJun 20Showers61%0.13″74°63°-6°
- SundayJun 21Thunderstorm61%0.34″79°64°+5°
AQI 38 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 20 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Ozone at AQI 47 — peak already passed at 1 PM under overcast skies. 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 47 — peak already passed at 1 PM under overcast skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 47
- UV peak
- 3.7 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 47
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).
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
- Moonrise
- 5:51 AM
- Moonset
- 9:25 PM
- In sign
- ♋︎ Cancer
Toward the solstice glow
Wakefield at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 6°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 30 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jun 11–15
- Planting window: Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.
16-Day Forecast — Wakefield
- Mon79°44°2%
- Tue78°54°6%
- Wed84°59°35%
- Thu73°54°1%
- Fri80°53°18%
- Sat74°63°61%
- Sun79°64°61%
- Mon73°64°22%
- Tue77°60°15%
- Wed76°63°22%
- Thu73°62°17%
- Fri78°61°17%
- Sat81°65°32%
- Sun76°59°19%
- Mon62°58°28%
- Tue74°53°30%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of June 15, 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 — Wakefield
SPC has placed Wakefield in the General Thunderstorms category for severe thunderstorms tomorrow.
- TODAYNONENo severe risk
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3NONENo severe risk
Thunderstorms possible. Not severe, but capable of producing lightning and brief heavy rain.
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.
ZIP codes in Wakefield
- 68784