Phillips, Nebraska Weather
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Phillips weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 15Overcast——81°50°—
- TuesdayJun 16Overcast——85°58°+4°
- WednesdayJun 17Clear——85°64°0°
- ThursdayJun 18Overcast13%—79°59°-6°
- FridayJun 19Overcast18%—86°54°+7°
- SaturdayJun 20Thunderstorm65%0.04″80°62°-6°
- SundayJun 21Thunderstorm65%0.04″83°65°+3°
AQI 42 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 21 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. PM2.5 at 13.8 µg/m³, PM10 at 15.2 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 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 13.8 µg/m³, PM10 at 15.2 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.91
- 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
- 6:03 AM
- Moonset
- 9:24 PM
- In sign
- ♋︎ Cancer
Toward the solstice glow
Phillips at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 5°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 21 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jun 11–15
- Planting window: Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.
16-Day Forecast — Phillips
- Mon81°50°1%
- Tue85°58°3%
- Wed85°64°2%
- Thu79°59°13%
- Fri86°54°18%
- Sat80°62°65%
- Sun83°65°65%
- Mon79°60°19%
- Tue82°60°18%
- Wed75°64°25%
- Thu82°65°19%
- Fri87°64°22%
- Sat88°68°27%
- Sun82°58°16%
- Mon70°55°20%
- Tue86°50°24%
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 — Phillips
SPC has placed Phillips 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 Phillips
- 68865