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Arthur, Nebraska Weather

Prairie lightning bugs rise. Day 76 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Arthur weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

Arthur, NE
Wednesday, June 3 at 4:59 PM
77
°
Overcast
Feels like
74°
Humidity
53%
Wind
18 mph
Sunrise
5:14 AM
Sunset
8:15 PM
Arthur, NE
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastArthur, NE: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 59 to 87 degrees Fahrenheit with a 31% chance of precipitation at 3 PM.
L 59°H 87°
Arthur, NE
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 3
    Overcast
    31%
    87°62°
  2. Thursday
    Jun 4
    Overcast
    15%
    84°59°-3°
  3. Friday
    Jun 5
    Overcast
    14%
    82°61°-2°
  4. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Overcast
    90°63°+8°
  5. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Overcast
    28%
    92°65°+2°
  6. Monday
    Jun 8
    Drizzle
    32%
    0.06″
    99°66°+7°
  7. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Partly Cloudy
    30%
    98°63°-1°
Arthur, NE
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
S
190° · veering 39°
Direction
S
190°
Sustained
18
mph
Gust
22
mph
Peak 24h
37
avg 16
Beaufort · 4 · MOD BRZ
0
CALM
<1
1
LIGHT AIR
1–3
2
LIGHT BRZ
4–7
3
GENTLE BRZ
8–12
4
MOD BRZ
13–18
5
FRESH BRZ
19–24
6
STRONG BRZ
25–31
7
NEAR GALE
32–38
24h · sust vs gust · mph
avg 16 · pk 37 @ 12:00a
01020304050MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7B8B9-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 4814SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A fresh breeze drives the s-bound air across the harbor.
Arthur, NE
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
893.5
-0.9 mb in 3h · falling · 26.39 inHg
Now
893.5
mb
3h
-0.9
mb
12h
+2.2
mb
24h
-2.7
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 890895
885890895900-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW895.4890.3892.7
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Arthur, NE
Air quality
37
AQI
Good
-3 in 6h

Ozone at AQI 39. 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.

PM 2.5Good
4.5μg/m³
PM 10Good
5μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
83μg/m³
UV IndexHigh
6.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 39. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

Present
AQI 39
UV peak
8.5 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 22

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 4.5 µg/m³, PM10 at 5.3 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.85
Wind
breezy
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Arthur, NE
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
99%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
68.7mi
UNLIMITED
122 mi0 mi−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Earth · GOES-19 ABI
Full Disk · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 full disk Visible · GeoColor
True-color daytime, blue/IR sandwich at night
16:59 UTC ·Arthur, NE · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 21696x21696 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
16:59 UTC ·Arthur, NE · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Arthur, NE
Satellite · infrared · animated
Arthur, NE
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Arthur, NE
Almanac · Wednesday, June 3
The higher the clouds, the finer the weather.
Civil dawn
10:42 AM
Sunrise
5:14 AM
Daylight
15h 01m
Sunset
8:15 PM
Civil dusk
2:50 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Arthur, NE
The moon
Waning Gibbous
90% illuminated
Moonrise
4:46 AM
Moonset
1:41 PM
In sign
♑︎ Capricorn
Arthur, NE
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Prairie lightning bugs rise

plant
Jan 142% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Arthur at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 4°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 25 (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 — Arthur

SPC has placed Arthur 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.

ZIP codes in Arthur

Climate normals from the Open-Meteo Climate API. Köppen approximation from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Regions. See methodology for data sources, editorial rules, and corrections. Maintainer: Brian Tighe.