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Smithfield, Nebraska Weather

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

Smithfield, NE
Monday, June 15 at 4:36 AM
48
°
Clear
Feels like
43°
Humidity
65%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
1:07 AM
Sunset
4:11 PM
Smithfield, NE
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastSmithfield, NE: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 47 to 80 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 47°H 80°
Smithfield, NE
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 15
    Overcast
    80°47°
  2. Tuesday
    Jun 16
    Overcast
    89°55°+9°
  3. Wednesday
    Jun 17
    Clear
    87°66°-2°
  4. Thursday
    Jun 18
    Overcast
    78°56°-9°
  5. Friday
    Jun 19
    Overcast
    16%
    87°53°+9°
  6. Saturday
    Jun 20
    Light Showers
    60%
    0.15″
    96°66°+9°
  7. Sunday
    Jun 21
    Light Drizzle
    60%
    0.01″
    69°64°-27°
Smithfield, NE
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NW
310° · veering 23°
Direction
NW
310°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
13
mph
Peak 24h
18
avg 8
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT 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 8 · pk 18 @ 1:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 256SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 23° from the nw.
Smithfield, NE
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
928.7
-1.8 mb in 3h · falling · 27.42 inHg
Now
928.7
mb
3h
-1.8
mb
12h
-4.9
mb
24h
-2.0
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 929935
920925930935940-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW934.5928.6928.6
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Smithfield, NE
Air quality
45
AQI
Good
+3 in 6h

AQI 45 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 13.0 µg/m³ (AQI 58) with a 0.94 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

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

PM 2.5DRIVERModerate
13.0μg/m³
PM 10Good
14μg/m³
NO₂Moderate
39μg/m³
OzoneGood
4μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 13.0 µg/m³ (AQI 58) with a 0.94 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.94
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Smithfield, NE
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
52.0mi
UNLIMITED
125 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
09:36 UTC · Smithfield, NE · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · up to 10848 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
09:36 UTC · Smithfield, NE · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Smithfield, NE
Satellite · infrared · animated
Smithfield, NE
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Smithfield, NE
Almanac · Monday, June 15
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
5:35 AM
Sunrise
1:07 AM
Daylight
15h 04m
Sunset
4:11 PM
Civil dusk
9:45 PM
Planting note
Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.
Smithfield, NE
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
6:11 AM
Moonset
9:30 PM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Smithfield, NE
Microseason
Jun 11–15

Toward the solstice glow

celestial
Jan 145% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Smithfield at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 26°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 19 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jun 11–15
  • Planting window: Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.

15-Day Forecast — Smithfield

  1. Mon81°47°8%
  2. Tue89°55°4%
  3. Wed87°66°0%
  4. Thu78°56°7%
  5. Fri87°53°16%
  6. Sat96°66°60%
  7. Sun69°64°60%
  8. Mon69°62°30%
  9. Tue81°62°25%
  10. Wed92°65°25%
  11. Thu97°72°16%
  12. Fri100°76°23%
  13. Sat103°80°17%
  14. Sun101°64°24%
  15. Mon74°60°26%

Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).

Right now in the garden

Peak growing season

As of June 15, 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.

ZIP codes in Smithfield

  • 68976

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.