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Fontanelle, Nebraska Weather

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

Fontanelle, NE
Wednesday, June 3 at 11:45 PM
83
°
Overcast
Feels like
81°
Humidity
50%
Wind
14 mph
Sunrise
5:53 AM
Sunset
8:54 PM
Fontanelle, NE
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastFontanelle, NE: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 66 to 76 degrees Fahrenheit with a 52% chance of precipitation at 11 AM.
L 66°H 76°
Fontanelle, NE
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 3
    Overcast
    84°62°
  2. Thursday
    Jun 4
    Heavy Showers
    52%
    0.46″
    76°66°-8°
  3. Friday
    Jun 5
    Thunderstorm
    53%
    88°66°+12°
  4. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Overcast
    53%
    84°65°-4°
  5. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Light Showers
    53%
    0.01″
    81°67°-3°
  6. Monday
    Jun 8
    Light Drizzle
    39%
    82°65°+1°
  7. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Thunderstorm
    15%
    0.09″
    85°66°+3°
Fontanelle, NE
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSE
164° · veering 11°
Direction
SSE
164°
Sustained
14
mph
Gust
20
mph
Peak 24h
34
avg 11
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 11 · pk 34 @ 10:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 282SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A fresh breeze drives the sse-bound air across the harbor.
Fontanelle, NE
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
969.3
-2.5 mb in 3h · falling rapidly · 28.62 inHg
Now
969.3
mb
3h
-2.5
mb
12h
-7.1
mb
24h
-7.2
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 967974
960965970975980-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW974.0966.7966.8
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Fontanelle, NE
Air quality
67
AQI
Good
+31 in 6h

Ozone at AQI 47 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. AQI up 31 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. 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
5.9μg/m³
PM 10Good
7μg/m³
NO₂Good
3μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
99μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.8

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 47 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 47
UV peak
0.6 at earlier today
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 47

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 5.9 µg/m³, PM10 at 7.1 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.83
Wind
breezy
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Fontanelle, NE
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
100%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
71.1mi
UNLIMITED
75 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
23:45 UTC ·Fontanelle, 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
23:45 UTC ·Fontanelle, NE · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Fontanelle, NE
Satellite · infrared · animated
Fontanelle, NE
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Fontanelle, NE
Almanac · Wednesday, June 3
The higher the clouds, the finer the weather.
Civil dawn
10:21 AM
Sunrise
5:53 AM
Daylight
15h 01m
Sunset
8:54 PM
Civil dusk
2:29 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Fontanelle, NE
The moon
Waning Gibbous
88% illuminated
Moonrise
4:24 AM
Moonset
1:19 PM
In sign
♑︎ Capricorn
Fontanelle, NE
Microseason
Jun 1–5

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Fontanelle at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 10°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 25 (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 — Fontanelle

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

  • TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • 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 Fontanelle

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.