Ericson, Nebraska Weather
Toward the solstice glow. Day 88 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Ericson weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 15Overcast——78°48°—
- TuesdayJun 16Overcast——85°56°+7°
- WednesdayJun 17Partly Cloudy——82°61°-3°
- ThursdayJun 18Overcast——77°57°-5°
- FridayJun 19Overcast21%—83°55°+6°
- SaturdayJun 20Thunderstorm62%0.29″78°60°-5°
- SundayJun 21Thunderstorm62%—81°61°+3°
AQI 42 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 24 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. PM2.5 at 12.7 µg/m³ (AQI 58) with a 0.91 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 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 50 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 50
- UV peak
- 1.3 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 50
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 12.7 µg/m³ (AQI 58) with a 0.91 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.91
- 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).
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
- Moonrise
- 6:01 AM
- Moonset
- 9:31 PM
- In sign
- ♋︎ Cancer
Toward the solstice glow
Ericson at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 5°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 27 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jun 11–15
- Planting window: Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.
16-Day Forecast — Ericson
- Mon78°48°1%
- Tue85°55°5%
- Wed82°61°3%
- Thu77°57°4%
- Fri83°55°21%
- Sat78°60°62%
- Sun81°61°62%
- Mon73°61°27%
- Tue78°60°23%
- Wed75°63°29%
- Thu78°63°15%
- Fri81°65°22%
- Sat83°65°32%
- Sun75°59°19%
- Mon66°55°24%
- Tue82°51°31%
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.
ZIP codes in Ericson
- 68637