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Keystone, Nebraska Weather

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

Keystone, NE
Wednesday, June 3 at 5:47 PM
81
°
Overcast
Feels like
82°
Humidity
51%
Wind
14 mph
Sunrise
5:14 AM
Sunset
8:14 PM
Keystone, NE
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastKeystone, NE: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 62 to 88 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 62°H 88°
Keystone, NE
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 3
    Overcast
    88°63°
  2. Thursday
    Jun 4
    Light Drizzle
    16%
    0.02″
    85°62°-3°
  3. Friday
    Jun 5
    Clear
    16%
    87°61°+2°
  4. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Overcast
    93°64°+6°
  5. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Overcast
    25%
    92°66°-1°
  6. Monday
    Jun 8
    Showers
    31%
    0.66″
    97°61°+5°
  7. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Overcast
    26%
    96°63°-1°
Keystone, NE
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
S
183° · veering 36°
Direction
S
183°
Sustained
14
mph
Gust
18
mph
Peak 24h
35
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 35 @ 12:00a
010203040MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7B8-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 3912SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A fresh breeze drives the s-bound air across the harbor.
Keystone, NE
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
911.0
-3.3 mb in 3h · falling rapidly · 26.90 inHg
Now
911.0
mb
3h
-3.3
mb
12h
-0.6
mb
24h
-3.9
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 908912
900905910915920-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW912.1907.8907.8
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Keystone, NE
Air quality
36
AQI
Good
-4 in 6h

Ozone at AQI 41. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±4 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.

PM 2.5Good
4.4μg/m³
PM 10Good
5μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
86μg/m³
UV IndexVery high
7.4

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 41. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

Present
AQI 41
UV peak
8.5 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 23
Keystone, NE
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
100%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
73.6mi
UNLIMITED
147 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
17:47 UTC ·Keystone, 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
17:47 UTC ·Keystone, NE · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Keystone, NE
Satellite · infrared · animated
Keystone, NE
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Keystone, NE
Almanac · Wednesday, June 3
The higher the clouds, the finer the weather.
Civil dawn
10:43 AM
Sunrise
5:14 AM
Daylight
15h 00m
Sunset
8:14 PM
Civil dusk
2:48 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Keystone, NE
The moon
Waning Gibbous
90% illuminated
Moonrise
4:44 AM
Moonset
1:42 PM
In sign
♑︎ Capricorn
Keystone, NE
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Prairie lightning bugs rise

plant
Jan 142% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Keystone at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 7°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 23 (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 — Keystone

SPC has placed Keystone in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.

  • TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
  • TOMORROWMRGLMarginal Risk
  • DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms

Isolated severe storms possible. Limited threat for hail or damaging wind.

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 Keystone

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.