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St. Paul, Nebraska Weather

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St. Paul weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

St. Paul, NE
Friday, June 5 at 2:44 AM
68
°
Clear
Feels like
70°
Humidity
86%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
6:02 AM
Sunset
9:02 PM
St. Paul, NE
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastSt. Paul, NE: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 63 to 85 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 63°H 85°
St. Paul, NE
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 4
    Overcast
    28%
    76°64°
  2. Friday
    Jun 5
    Heavy Showers
    10%
    0.39″
    85°63°+9°
  3. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Thunderstorm
    91°69°+6°
  4. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Overcast
    24%
    88°68°-3°
  5. Monday
    Jun 8
    Thunderstorm
    30%
    93°65°+5°
  6. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Showers
    30%
    104°71°+11°
  7. Wednesday
    Jun 10
    Overcast
    12%
    100°77°-4°
St. Paul, NE
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SE
144° · backing 95°
Direction
SE
144°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
11
mph
Peak 24h
34
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 34 @ 3:00a
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 185SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 95° from the se.
St. Paul, NE
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
945.2
-2.9 mb in 3h · falling rapidly · 27.91 inHg
Now
945.2
mb
3h
-2.9
mb
12h
-6.3
mb
24h
-8.3
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 943951
935940945950955-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW951.0942.7942.7
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
St. Paul, NE
Air quality
44
AQI
Good
+9 in 6h

AQI 44 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 9 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Ozone at AQI 34 now. With UV 0.0 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 8 by mid-afternoon.

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

PM 2.5Good
3.3μg/m³
PM 10Good
4μg/m³
NO₂Good
6μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
71μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 34 now. With UV 0.0 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 8 by mid-afternoon.

Present
AQI 34
UV peak
0.0 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 8
St. Paul, NE
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
31.4mi
UNLIMITED
49 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
02:44 UTC ·St. Paul, 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
02:44 UTC ·St. Paul, NE · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
St. Paul, NE
Satellite · infrared · animated
St. Paul, NE
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
St. Paul, NE
Almanac · Friday, June 5
The higher the clouds, the finer the weather.
Civil dawn
10:30 AM
Sunrise
6:02 AM
Daylight
15h 00m
Sunset
9:02 PM
Civil dusk
2:36 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
St. Paul, NE
The moon
Waning Gibbous
80% illuminated
Moonrise
5:38 AM
Moonset
3:39 PM
In sign
♒︎ Aquarius
St. Paul, NE
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Prairie lightning bugs rise

weather
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Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

St. Paul at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 6°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 5, 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 — St. Paul

SPC has placed St. Paul 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 St. Paul

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.