Lodgepole, Nebraska Weather
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Lodgepole weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 3Overcast15%—87°59°—
- ThursdayJun 4Overcast24%—87°55°0°
- FridayJun 5Mostly Clear——86°59°-1°
- SaturdayJun 6Partly Cloudy——92°63°+6°
- SundayJun 7Light Showers30%0.04″94°65°+2°
- MondayJun 8Light Drizzle40%0.02″90°60°-4°
- TuesdayJun 9Overcast40%—97°60°+7°
Ozone at AQI 45. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
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 45. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 45
- UV peak
- 7.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- 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).
The higher the clouds, the finer the weather.
- Moonrise
- 4:48 AM
- Moonset
- 1:47 PM
- In sign
- ♑︎ Capricorn
Prairie lightning bugs rise
Lodgepole at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 10°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 23 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jun 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of June 3, 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 — Lodgepole
SPC has placed Lodgepole in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- TOMORROWMRGLMarginal Risk
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
Isolated severe storms possible. Limited threat for hail or damaging wind.
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.