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Fairmont, Nebraska Weather

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

Fairmont, NE
Thursday, June 4 at 6:24 AM
65
°
Overcast
Feels like
63°
Humidity
94%
Wind
16 mph
Sunrise
6:00 AM
Sunset
8:57 PM
Fairmont, NE
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastFairmont, NE: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 65 to 76 degrees Fahrenheit with a 55% chance of precipitation at 5 AM.
L 65°H 76°
Fairmont, NE
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 4
    Heavy Showers
    80%
    0.99″
    76°65°
  2. Friday
    Jun 5
    Thunderstorm
    54%
    91°64°+15°
  3. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Showers
    54%
    88°66°-3°
  4. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Overcast
    55%
    80°67°-8°
  5. Monday
    Jun 8
    Showers
    23%
    90°65°+10°
  6. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Thunderstorm
    23%
    97°70°+7°
  7. Wednesday
    Jun 10
    Thunderstorm
    11%
    102°76°+5°
Fairmont, NE
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
S
188° · veering 39°
Direction
S
188°
Sustained
16
mph
Gust
34
mph
Peak 24h
34
avg 12
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 12 · pk 34 @ 3:00a
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 226SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sustained 16 mph with gusts pulsing to 34 — flags snap, branches bend.
Fairmont, NE
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
957.0
-1.4 mb in 3h · falling · 28.26 inHg
Now
957.0
mb
3h
-1.4
mb
12h
-1.5
mb
24h
-5.1
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 957963
950955960965970-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW963.0956.6956.6
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Fairmont, NE
Air quality
38
AQI
Good
-11 in 6h

Ozone at AQI 30. AQI down 11 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
4.1μg/m³
PM 10Good
4μg/m³
NO₂Good
6μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
63μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 30. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

Present
AQI 30
UV peak
3.3 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 7
Fairmont, NE
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
95%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
26.5mi
UNLIMITED
76 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
06:24 UTC ·Fairmont, 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
06:24 UTC ·Fairmont, NE · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Fairmont, NE
Satellite · infrared · animated
Fairmont, NE
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Fairmont, 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 57m
Sunset
8:57 PM
Civil dusk
2:30 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Fairmont, NE
The moon
Waning Gibbous
86% illuminated
Moonrise
5:01 AM
Moonset
2:31 PM
In sign
♑︎ Capricorn
Fairmont, NE
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Prairie lightning bugs rise

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Jan 142% of the yearDec 31

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Fairmont at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 9°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • 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 — Fairmont

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

  • TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
  • TOMORROWSLGTSlight 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 Fairmont

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.