Melbeta, Nebraska Weather
Prairie lightning bugs rise. Day 76 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Melbeta weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 3Light Drizzle16%0.02″88°59°—
- ThursdayJun 4Overcast——93°56°+5°
- FridayJun 5Overcast——85°62°-8°
- SaturdayJun 6Drizzle——96°64°+11°
- SundayJun 7Overcast42%—97°69°+1°
- MondayJun 8Light Drizzle42%0.05″87°63°-10°
- TuesdayJun 9Partly Cloudy36%—96°60°+9°
Ozone at AQI 63 now. AQI up 9 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). With UV 7.0 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 42 by mid-afternoon.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 63 now. With UV 7.0 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 42 by mid-afternoon.
- Present
- AQI 63
- UV peak
- 7.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 42
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 6.9 µg/m³ (AQI 38) with a 0.61 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.61
- Wind
- calm
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- stagnant smoke
Trends
Seven days of AQI and PM2.5.
Hourly air-quality data from the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service, charted across the past and next several days. Dashed lines mark the AQI breakpoints at 50 (Good → Moderate) and 100 (Moderate → Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups).
The higher the clouds, the finer the weather.
- Moonrise
- 4:54 AM
- Moonset
- 1:48 PM
- In sign
- ♑︎ Capricorn
Prairie lightning bugs rise
Melbeta at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 12°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 27 (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 — Melbeta
SPC has placed Melbeta 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.