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Fairbury, Nebraska Weather

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

Fairbury, NE
Thursday, June 4 at 4:12 AM
67
°
Drizzle
Feels like
69°
Humidity
84%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
6:00 AM
Sunset
8:53 PM
Fairbury, NE
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastFairbury, NE: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 65 to 76 degrees Fahrenheit with a 51% chance of precipitation at 11 AM.
L 65°H 76°
Fairbury, NE
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 3
    Light Drizzle
    36%
    0.01″
    84°61°
  2. Thursday
    Jun 4
    Heavy Showers
    51%
    1.2″
    76°65°-8°
  3. Friday
    Jun 5
    Thunderstorm
    60%
    90°65°+14°
  4. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Showers
    60%
    91°69°+1°
  5. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Heavy Showers
    62%
    0.49″
    81°67°-10°
  6. Monday
    Jun 8
    Drizzle
    35%
    84°68°+3°
  7. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Thunderstorm
    29%
    94°72°+10°
Fairbury, NE
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WSW
254° · veering 128°
Direction
WSW
254°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
15
mph
Peak 24h
24
avg 9
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 9 · pk 24 @ 4:00a
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 316SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 128° from the wsw.
Fairbury, NE
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
967.1
-1.4 mb in 3h · falling · 28.56 inHg
Now
967.1
mb
3h
-1.4
mb
12h
-3.3
mb
24h
-4.7
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 965971
960965970975980-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW971.3965.1965.1
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Fairbury, NE
Air quality
40
AQI
Good
-5 in 6h

Ozone at AQI 31. AQI down 5 over the last 6 hours (steady decline since this morning). 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
2.8μg/m³
PM 10Good
3μg/m³
NO₂Good
5μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
66μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 31. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

Present
AQI 31
UV peak
0.0 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 4
Fairbury, NE
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
99%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
33.2mi
UNLIMITED
64 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
04:12 UTC ·Fairbury, 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
04:12 UTC ·Fairbury, NE · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Fairbury, NE
Satellite · infrared · animated
Fairbury, NE
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Fairbury, NE
Almanac · Thursday, June 4
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
10:29 AM
Sunrise
6:00 AM
Daylight
14h 53m
Sunset
8:53 PM
Civil dusk
2:26 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Fairbury, NE
The moon
Waning Gibbous
87% illuminated
Moonrise
4:58 AM
Moonset
2:31 PM
In sign
♑︎ Capricorn
Fairbury, NE
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Prairie lightning bugs rise

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Jan 142% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Fairbury at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 8°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 17 (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 — Fairbury

SPC has placed Fairbury in the Slight Risk category for severe thunderstorms day after tomorrow.

  • TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
  • TOMORROWMRGLMarginal Risk
  • DAY 3SLGTSlight Risk

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 Fairbury

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.