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Brownlee, Nebraska Weather

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

Brownlee, NE
Wednesday, June 3 at 11:22 PM
89
°
Clear
Feels like
83°
Humidity
30%
Wind
17 mph
Sunrise
6:07 AM
Sunset
9:14 PM
Brownlee, NE
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastBrownlee, NE: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 60 to 84 degrees Fahrenheit with a 42% chance of precipitation at 6 PM.
L 60°H 84°
Brownlee, NE
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 3
    Heavy Rain
    42%
    0.34″
    89°62°
  2. Thursday
    Jun 4
    Overcast
    42%
    84°60°-5°
  3. Friday
    Jun 5
    Overcast
    33%
    84°63°
  4. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Clear
    89°63°+5°
  5. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Overcast
    27%
    87°67°-2°
  6. Monday
    Jun 8
    Drizzle
    34%
    0.01″
    88°63°+1°
  7. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Light Drizzle
    27%
    0.02″
    92°64°+4°
Brownlee, NE
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSW
203° · veering 43°
Direction
SSW
203°
Sustained
17
mph
Gust
20
mph
Peak 24h
36
avg 14
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 14 · pk 36 @ 12:00a
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 3016SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A fresh breeze drives the ssw-bound air across the harbor.
Brownlee, NE
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
915.9
-1.7 mb in 3h · falling · 27.05 inHg
Now
915.9
mb
3h
-1.7
mb
12h
-4.1
mb
24h
-6.1
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 914920
905910915920925-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW920.2913.9913.9
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Brownlee, NE
Air quality
43
AQI
Good
+4 in 6h

Ozone at AQI 44 — peak already passed at 1 PM under overcast skies. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±4 points). Levels should ease through evening.

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

PM 2.5Good
4.2μg/m³
PM 10Good
5μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
94μg/m³
UV IndexLow
1.8

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 44 — peak already passed at 1 PM under overcast skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 44
UV peak
1.4 at earlier today
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 44
Brownlee, NE
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
13%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
128.0mi
UNLIMITED
134 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
23:22 UTC ·Brownlee, 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
23:22 UTC ·Brownlee, NE · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Brownlee, NE
Satellite · infrared · animated
Brownlee, NE
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Brownlee, NE
Almanac · Wednesday, June 3
The higher the clouds, the finer the weather.
Civil dawn
10:35 AM
Sunrise
6:07 AM
Daylight
15h 07m
Sunset
9:14 PM
Civil dusk
2:49 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Brownlee, NE
The moon
Waning Gibbous
88% illuminated
Moonrise
4:45 AM
Moonset
1:34 PM
In sign
♑︎ Capricorn
Brownlee, NE
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Prairie lightning bugs rise

plant
Jan 142% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Brownlee at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 16°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 30 (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 — Brownlee

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

  • TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
  • 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 Brownlee

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.