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Blue Hill, Nebraska Weather

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

Blue Hill, NE
Friday, June 5 at 1:09 AM
71
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
75°
Humidity
92%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
6:04 AM
Sunset
8:59 PM
Blue Hill, NE
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastBlue Hill, NE: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 62 to 83 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 62°H 83°
Blue Hill, NE
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 4
    Light Rain
    75%
    0.18″
    74°63°
  2. Friday
    Jun 5
    Thunderstorm
    14%
    83°62°+9°
  3. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Thunderstorm
    92°68°+9°
  4. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Overcast
    16%
    87°68°-5°
  5. Monday
    Jun 8
    Thunderstorm
    38%
    95°65°+8°
  6. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Overcast
    38%
    106°76°+11°
  7. Wednesday
    Jun 10
    Overcast
    99°76°-7°
Blue Hill, NE
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
ESE
117° · backing 79°
Direction
ESE
117°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
9
mph
Peak 24h
26
avg 8
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT 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 8 · pk 26 @ 10:00a
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 218SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Blue Hill, NE
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
940.1
-1.6 mb in 3h · falling · 27.76 inHg
Now
940.1
mb
3h
-1.6
mb
12h
-6.1
mb
24h
-7.9
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 939946
930935940945950955-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW946.4938.5938.5
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Blue Hill, NE
Air quality
38
AQI
Good
+4 in 6h

Ozone at AQI 34 now. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±4 points). With UV 0.1 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 6 by mid-afternoon.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

PM 2.5Good
4.0μg/m³
PM 10Good
4μg/m³
NO₂Good
4μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
73μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.1

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 34 now. With UV 0.1 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 6 by mid-afternoon.

Present
AQI 34
UV peak
0.1 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
partly cloudy
Projected peak
AQI 6
Blue Hill, NE
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
36%
MOSTLY CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
27.1mi
UNLIMITED
37 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
01:09 UTC ·Blue Hill, 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
01:09 UTC ·Blue Hill, NE · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Blue Hill, NE
Satellite · infrared · animated
Blue Hill, NE
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Blue Hill, NE
Almanac · Friday, June 5
The higher the clouds, the finer the weather.
Civil dawn
10:33 AM
Sunrise
6:04 AM
Daylight
14h 55m
Sunset
8:59 PM
Civil dusk
2:33 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Blue Hill, NE
The moon
Waning Gibbous
81% illuminated
Moonrise
5:36 AM
Moonset
3:41 PM
In sign
♒︎ Aquarius
Blue Hill, NE
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Prairie lightning bugs rise

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Blue Hill at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 4°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 18 (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 5, 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 — Blue Hill

SPC has placed Blue Hill in the Slight Risk category for severe thunderstorms tomorrow.

  • TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • TOMORROWSLGTSlight Risk
  • DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms

Scattered severe storms possible. A few tornadoes, hail, and damaging wind gusts possible.

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 Blue Hill

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.