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Dunbar, Nebraska Weather

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

Dunbar, NE
Thursday, June 4 at 8:15 PM
73
°
Overcast
Feels like
77°
Humidity
93%
Wind
11 mph
Sunrise
5:53 AM
Sunset
8:50 PM
Dunbar, NE
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastDunbar, NE: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 67 to 78 degrees Fahrenheit with a 68% chance of precipitation at 3 PM.
L 67°H 78°
Dunbar, NE
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 4
    Showers
    77%
    3.0″
    76°67°
  2. Friday
    Jun 5
    Thunderstorm
    28%
    81°67°+5°
  3. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Thunderstorm
    34%
    0.40″
    90°67°+9°
  4. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Light Drizzle
    61%
    80°67°-10°
  5. Monday
    Jun 8
    Thunderstorm
    43%
    91°65°+11°
  6. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Thunderstorm
    27%
    97°75°+6°
  7. Wednesday
    Jun 10
    Mostly Clear
    13%
    97°75°
Dunbar, NE
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSE
167° · backing 13°
Direction
SSE
167°
Sustained
11
mph
Gust
22
mph
Peak 24h
27
avg 9
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE 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 9 · pk 27 @ 1:00a
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 254SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 13° from the sse.
Dunbar, NE
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
973.4
-2.1 mb in 3h · falling rapidly · 28.74 inHg
Now
973.4
mb
3h
-2.1
mb
12h
-4.8
mb
24h
-6.4
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 971978
965970975980985-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW977.5971.0971.1
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Dunbar, NE
Air quality
43
AQI
Good
+1 in 6h

Ozone at AQI 40 — peak already passed at 1 PM under overcast skies. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 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
6.7μg/m³
PM 10Good
7μg/m³
NO₂Good
2μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
85μg/m³
UV IndexLow
2.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 40 — peak already passed at 1 PM under overcast skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 40
UV peak
1.9 at earlier today
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 40

PM × Wind × Precip

PM scrubbed by 6 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 6.7 µg/m³, PM10 to 7.1 µg/m³.

PM2.5/PM10
0.94
Wind
breezy
Recent rain
6h in last 6h
Pattern
washed out
Dunbar, NE
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
100%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
28.7mi
UNLIMITED
61 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
20:15 UTC ·Dunbar, 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
20:15 UTC ·Dunbar, NE · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Dunbar, NE
Satellite · infrared · animated
Dunbar, NE
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Dunbar, NE
Almanac · Thursday, June 4
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
10:22 AM
Sunrise
5:53 AM
Daylight
14h 57m
Sunset
8:50 PM
Civil dusk
2:24 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Dunbar, NE
The moon
Waning Gibbous
82% illuminated
Moonrise
4:55 AM
Moonset
2:25 PM
In sign
♒︎ Aquarius
Dunbar, NE
Microseason
Jun 1–5

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Dunbar at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 73°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: April 20 (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 4, 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 — Dunbar

SPC has placed Dunbar 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 Dunbar

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.