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Rockville, Nebraska Weather

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

Rockville, NE
Wednesday, June 3 at 10:03 PM
71
°
Overcast
Feels like
67°
Humidity
81%
Wind
22 mph
Sunrise
6:04 AM
Sunset
9:02 PM
Rockville, NE
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastRockville, NE: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 64 to 78 degrees Fahrenheit with a 25% chance of precipitation at 9 AM.
L 64°H 78°
Rockville, NE
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 3
    Light Drizzle
    24%
    83°63°
  2. Thursday
    Jun 4
    Light Drizzle
    25%
    0.04″
    78°64°-5°
  3. Friday
    Jun 5
    Foggy
    37%
    85°66°+7°
  4. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Overcast
    37%
    88°65°+3°
  5. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Drizzle
    26%
    81°67°-7°
  6. Monday
    Jun 8
    Showers
    22%
    0.21″
    89°64°+8°
  7. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Showers
    20%
    0.44″
    91°66°+2°
Rockville, NE
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSE
152° · veering 34°
Direction
SSE
152°
Sustained
22
mph
Gust
35
mph
Peak 24h
35
avg 11
Beaufort · 5 · FRESH 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 35 @ 5:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 326SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sustained 22 mph with gusts pulsing to 35 — flags snap, branches bend.
Rockville, NE
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
946.8
-1.3 mb in 3h · falling · 27.96 inHg
Now
946.8
mb
3h
-1.3
mb
12h
-5.7
mb
24h
-6.6
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 945951
940945950955960-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW951.3944.7944.7
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Rockville, NE
Air quality
46
AQI
Moderate
+11 in 6h

Ozone at AQI 56 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy 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
6.3μg/m³
PM 10Good
7μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
111μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
2.5

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 56 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 56
UV peak
2.1 at earlier today
Sky at peak
partly cloudy
Projected peak
AQI 56

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 6.3 µg/m³, PM10 at 7.4 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.85
Wind
windy
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Rockville, NE
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
100%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
36.3mi
UNLIMITED
71 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
22:03 UTC ·Rockville, 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
22:03 UTC ·Rockville, NE · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Rockville, NE
Satellite · infrared · animated
Rockville, NE
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Rockville, NE
Almanac · Wednesday, June 3
The higher the clouds, the finer the weather.
Civil dawn
10:32 AM
Sunrise
6:04 AM
Daylight
14h 58m
Sunset
9:02 PM
Civil dusk
2:37 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Rockville, NE
The moon
Waning Gibbous
89% illuminated
Moonrise
4:33 AM
Moonset
1:31 PM
In sign
♑︎ Capricorn
Rockville, NE
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Prairie lightning bugs rise

plant
Jan 142% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Rockville at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 3°F below 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 — Rockville

SPC has placed Rockville 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 Rockville

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.