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Seneca, Nebraska Weather

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

Seneca, NE
Thursday, June 4 at 12:17 AM
87
°
Overcast
Feels like
82°
Humidity
31%
Wind
14 mph
Sunrise
6:09 AM
Sunset
9:14 PM
Seneca, NE
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastSeneca, NE: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 62 to 83 degrees Fahrenheit with a 41% chance of precipitation at 7 PM.
L 62°H 83°
Seneca, NE
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 3
    Overcast
    29%
    88°64°
  2. Thursday
    Jun 4
    Overcast
    41%
    83°62°-5°
  3. Friday
    Jun 5
    Light Drizzle
    20%
    0.03″
    83°63°
  4. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Clear
    89°63°+6°
  5. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Overcast
    31%
    87°68°-2°
  6. Monday
    Jun 8
    Overcast
    33%
    89°63°+2°
  7. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Mostly Clear
    26%
    91°65°+2°
Seneca, NE
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSW
205° · veering 46°
Direction
SSW
205°
Sustained
14
mph
Gust
17
mph
Peak 24h
34
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 34 @ 1:00a
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 2615SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A fresh breeze drives the ssw-bound air across the harbor.
Seneca, NE
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
912.8
+0.2 mb in 3h · steady · 26.95 inHg
Now
912.8
mb
3h
+0.2
mb
12h
-3.5
mb
24h
-4.3
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 912916
905910915920-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW916.0911.5911.7
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Seneca, NE
Air quality
44
AQI
Good
+4 in 6h

Ozone at AQI 45 now. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±4 points). With UV 0.6 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 11 by mid-afternoon.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

PM 2.5Good
4.7μg/m³
PM 10Good
6μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
95μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.8

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 45 now. With UV 0.6 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 11 by mid-afternoon.

Present
AQI 45
UV peak
0.6 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 11

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 4.7 µg/m³, PM10 at 5.6 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.84
Wind
breezy
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Seneca, NE
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
100%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
125.8mi
UNLIMITED
126 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
00:17 UTC ·Seneca, 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
00:17 UTC ·Seneca, NE · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Seneca, NE
Satellite · infrared · animated
Seneca, NE
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Seneca, NE
Almanac · Thursday, June 4
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
10:36 AM
Sunrise
6:09 AM
Daylight
15h 05m
Sunset
9:14 PM
Civil dusk
2:48 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Seneca, NE
The moon
Waning Gibbous
88% illuminated
Moonrise
5:20 AM
Moonset
2:41 PM
In sign
♑︎ Capricorn
Seneca, NE
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Prairie lightning bugs rise

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Jan 142% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Seneca at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 14°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 28 (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 — Seneca

SPC has placed Seneca in the Slight Risk category for severe thunderstorms tomorrow.

  • TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
  • TOMORROWSLGTSlight Risk
  • DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms

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 Seneca

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.