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Elk Creek, Nebraska Weather

Fireflies pulse through the magnolias. Day 77 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

Elk Creek, NE
Thursday, June 4 at 10:04 PM
72
°
Overcast
Feels like
77°
Humidity
88%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
5:55 AM
Sunset
8:50 PM
Elk Creek, NE
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastElk Creek, NE: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 68 to 84 degrees Fahrenheit with a 31% chance of precipitation at 5 PM.
L 68°H 84°
Elk Creek, NE
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 4
    Heavy Showers
    72%
    0.99″
    78°68°
  2. Friday
    Jun 5
    Thunderstorm
    19%
    85°68°+7°
  3. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Thunderstorm
    18%
    89°69°+4°
  4. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Light Showers
    67%
    78°68°-11°
  5. Monday
    Jun 8
    Thunderstorm
    43%
    92°66°+14°
  6. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Thunderstorm
    27%
    97°76°+5°
  7. Wednesday
    Jun 10
    Mostly Clear
    15%
    97°76°
Elk Creek, NE
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSE
160° · backing 12°
Direction
SSE
160°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
15
mph
Peak 24h
22
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 22 @ 9:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 226SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 12° from the sse.
Elk Creek, NE
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
973.0
-0.3 mb in 3h · steady · 28.73 inHg
Now
973.0
mb
3h
-0.3
mb
12h
-5.1
mb
24h
-7.1
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 972979
965970975980985-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW978.6971.5971.5
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Elk Creek, NE
Air quality
44
AQI
Good
+3 in 6h

PM scrubbed by 5 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 7.9 µg/m³, PM10 to 8.3 µg/m³. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points).

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

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
7.9μg/m³
PM 10Good
8μg/m³
NO₂Good
2μg/m³
OzoneModerate
88μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.4

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 42 — peak already passed at 1 PM under overcast skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 42
UV peak
0.3 at earlier today
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 42

PM × Wind × Precip

PM scrubbed by 5 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 7.9 µg/m³, PM10 to 8.3 µg/m³.

PM2.5/PM10
0.95
Wind
light
Recent rain
5h in last 6h
Pattern
washed out
Elk Creek, NE
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
100%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
30.4mi
UNLIMITED
48 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
22:04 UTC ·Elk Creek, 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
22:04 UTC ·Elk Creek, NE · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Elk Creek, NE
Satellite · infrared · animated
Elk Creek, NE
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Elk Creek, NE
Almanac · Thursday, June 4
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
10:24 AM
Sunrise
5:55 AM
Daylight
14h 55m
Sunset
8:50 PM
Civil dusk
2:23 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Elk Creek, NE
The moon
Waning Gibbous
82% illuminated
Moonrise
4:55 AM
Moonset
2:26 PM
In sign
♒︎ Aquarius
Elk Creek, NE
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Fireflies pulse through the magnolias

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Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Elk Creek at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 3°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 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 — Elk Creek

SPC has placed Elk Creek 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 Elk Creek

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.