Kearney, Nebraska Weather
Toward the solstice glow. Day 88 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Kearney weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 15Overcast——80°50°—
- TuesdayJun 16Overcast——88°56°+8°
- WednesdayJun 17Overcast——90°66°+2°
- ThursdayJun 18Overcast——81°56°-9°
- FridayJun 19Overcast19%—87°55°+6°
- SaturdayJun 20Thunderstorm63%0.16″89°63°+2°
- SundayJun 21T-storm w/ Hail63%0.02″87°65°-2°
AQI 37 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 17 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. PM2.5 at 19.1 µg/m³, PM10 at 22.1 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
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 63 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 63
- UV peak
- 2.3 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 63
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 19.1 µg/m³, PM10 at 22.1 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.86
- 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).
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
- Moonrise
- 6:07 AM
- Moonset
- 9:27 PM
- In sign
- ♋︎ Cancer
Toward the solstice glow
Kearney at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 6°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 20 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jun 11–15
- Planting window: Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.
16-Day Forecast — Kearney
- Mon80°50°7%
- Tue88°56°5%
- Wed90°66°3%
- Thu81°56°9%
- Fri87°55°19%
- Sat89°63°63%
- Sun87°65°63%
- Mon80°59°18%
- Tue84°60°21%
- Wed76°63°27%
- Thu81°64°19%
- Fri87°65°14%
- Sat90°69°17%
- Sun83°57°19%
- Mon77°55°16%
- Tue87°51°26%
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 — Kearney
SPC has placed Kearney in the General Thunderstorms category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
- 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 Kearney
- 68847
- 68845
- 68849
- 68848