Fairfield, Nebraska Weather
Toward the solstice glow. Day 88 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Fairfield weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 15Overcast——78°50°—
- TuesdayJun 16Overcast16%—83°56°+5°
- WednesdayJun 17Overcast——90°65°+7°
- ThursdayJun 18Overcast16%—77°62°-13°
- FridayJun 19Overcast11%—88°56°+11°
- SaturdayJun 20Showers61%0.15″73°64°-15°
- SundayJun 21Showers61%0.29″71°65°-2°
AQI 26 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±4 points). Ozone at AQI 31 now. With UV 5.4 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 22 around 1 PM.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion during the projected peak around 9 PM.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 31 now. With UV 5.4 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 22 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 31
- UV peak
- 5.4 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 22
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
- 6:04 AM
- Moonset
- 9:22 PM
- In sign
- ♋︎ Cancer
Toward the solstice glow
Fairfield at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 7°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 19 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jun 11–15
- Planting window: Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.
16-Day Forecast — Fairfield
- Mon78°50°4%
- Tue83°56°16%
- Wed90°65°1%
- Thu77°62°16%
- Fri88°56°11%
- Sat73°64°61%
- Sun71°65°61%
- Mon75°59°22%
- Tue74°62°17%
- Wed77°63°20%
- Thu97°70°20%
- Fri100°77°23%
- Sat82°68°30%
- Sun74°64°26%
- Mon85°62°22%
- Tue89°67°32%
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 — Fairfield
SPC has placed Fairfield 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 Fairfield
- 68938