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Petersburg, Nebraska Weather

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

Petersburg, NE
Wednesday, June 3 at 10:02 PM
81
°
Overcast
Feels like
80°
Humidity
64%
Wind
17 mph
Sunrise
5:58 AM
Sunset
9:02 PM
Petersburg, NE
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastPetersburg, NE: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 63 to 75 degrees Fahrenheit with a 55% chance of precipitation at 10 PM.
L 63°H 75°
Petersburg, NE
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 3
    Overcast
    22%
    81°59°
  2. Thursday
    Jun 4
    Overcast
    55%
    75°63°-6°
  3. Friday
    Jun 5
    Foggy
    27%
    82°65°+7°
  4. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Overcast
    27%
    85°64°+3°
  5. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Light Drizzle
    29%
    80°66°-5°
  6. Monday
    Jun 8
    Drizzle
    21%
    88°65°+8°
  7. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Thunderstorm
    17%
    0.28″
    88°67°
Petersburg, NE
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
S
172° · veering 33°
Direction
S
172°
Sustained
17
mph
Gust
24
mph
Peak 24h
27
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 27 @ 6:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 239SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A fresh breeze drives the s-bound air across the harbor.
Petersburg, NE
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
949.8
-2.1 mb in 3h · falling rapidly · 28.05 inHg
Now
949.8
mb
3h
-2.1
mb
12h
-6.6
mb
24h
-7.7
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 947955
940945950955960-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW954.8947.1947.1
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Petersburg, NE
Air quality
46
AQI
Moderate
+11 in 6h

Ozone at AQI 51 — peak already passed at 1 PM under overcast skies. AQI up 11 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). 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
6.5μg/m³
PM 10Good
7μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
108μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
2.1

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 51 — peak already passed at 1 PM under overcast skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 51
UV peak
1.8 at earlier today
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 51

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 6.5 µg/m³, PM10 at 7.4 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.88
Wind
breezy
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Petersburg, NE
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
100%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
54.6mi
UNLIMITED
60 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
22:02 UTC ·Petersburg, 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
22:02 UTC ·Petersburg, NE · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Petersburg, NE
Satellite · infrared · animated
Petersburg, NE
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Petersburg, NE
Almanac · Wednesday, June 3
The higher the clouds, the finer the weather.
Civil dawn
10:26 AM
Sunrise
5:58 AM
Daylight
15h 04m
Sunset
9:02 PM
Civil dusk
2:37 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Petersburg, NE
The moon
Waning Gibbous
89% illuminated
Moonrise
4:33 AM
Moonset
1:25 PM
In sign
♑︎ Capricorn
Petersburg, NE
Microseason
Jun 1–5

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Petersburg at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 8°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 — Petersburg

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

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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 Petersburg

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.