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Kenesaw, Nebraska Weather

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

Kenesaw, NE
Thursday, June 4 at 5:06 AM
62
°
Overcast
Feels like
60°
Humidity
95%
Wind
16 mph
Sunrise
6:04 AM
Sunset
9:01 PM
Kenesaw, NE
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastKenesaw, NE: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 64 to 76 degrees Fahrenheit with a 53% chance of precipitation at 5 AM.
L 64°H 76°
Kenesaw, NE
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 4
    Drizzle
    53%
    0.06″
    76°62°
  2. Friday
    Jun 5
    Thunderstorm
    52%
    89°63°+13°
  3. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Light Showers
    52%
    93°64°+4°
  4. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Overcast
    32%
    83°67°-10°
  5. Monday
    Jun 8
    Light Drizzle
    37%
    92°64°+9°
  6. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Thunderstorm
    37%
    0.04″
    100°71°+8°
  7. Wednesday
    Jun 10
    Partly Cloudy
    15%
    101°73°+1°
Kenesaw, NE
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
S
170° · veering 26°
Direction
S
170°
Sustained
16
mph
Gust
30
mph
Peak 24h
35
avg 13
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 13 · pk 35 @ 4:00a
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 257SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sustained 16 mph with gusts pulsing to 30 — flags snap, branches bend.
Kenesaw, NE
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
944.3
-0.4 mb in 3h · steady · 27.89 inHg
Now
944.3
mb
3h
-0.4
mb
12h
-1.5
mb
24h
-4.0
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 942948
935940945950955-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW948.4942.4942.8
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Kenesaw, NE
Air quality
45
AQI
Good
-3 in 6h

Ozone at AQI 35. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). 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 during the projected peak around 6 AM.

PM 2.5Good
4.8μg/m³
PM 10Good
5μg/m³
NO₂Good
5μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
75μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 35. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

Present
AQI 35
UV peak
3.3 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 8

PM × Wind × Precip

PM scrubbed by 2 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 4.8 µg/m³, PM10 to 5.0 µg/m³.

PM2.5/PM10
0.96
Wind
breezy
Recent rain
2h in last 6h
Pattern
washed out
Kenesaw, NE
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
94%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
29.8mi
UNLIMITED
54 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
05:06 UTC ·Kenesaw, 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
05:06 UTC ·Kenesaw, NE · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Kenesaw, NE
Satellite · infrared · animated
Kenesaw, NE
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Kenesaw, NE
Almanac · Thursday, June 4
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
10:33 AM
Sunrise
6:04 AM
Daylight
14h 57m
Sunset
9:01 PM
Civil dusk
2:34 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Kenesaw, NE
The moon
Waning Gibbous
87% illuminated
Moonrise
5:06 AM
Moonset
2:36 PM
In sign
♑︎ Capricorn
Kenesaw, NE
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Prairie lightning bugs rise

bird
Jan 142% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Kenesaw at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 12°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 — Kenesaw

SPC has placed Kenesaw 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 Kenesaw

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.