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Stuart, Nebraska Weather

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

Stuart, NE
Wednesday, June 3 at 11:54 PM
77
°
Overcast
Feels like
75°
Humidity
70%
Wind
20 mph
Sunrise
6:00 AM
Sunset
9:09 PM
Stuart, NE
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastStuart, NE: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 62 to 83 degrees Fahrenheit with a 67% chance of precipitation at 7 PM.
L 62°H 83°
Stuart, NE
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 3
    Thunderstorm
    46%
    0.37″
    82°60°
  2. Thursday
    Jun 4
    Heavy Rain
    67%
    0.47″
    83°62°+1°
  3. Friday
    Jun 5
    Foggy
    28%
    84°64°+1°
  4. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Clear
    90°61°+6°
  5. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Overcast
    20%
    87°64°-3°
  6. Monday
    Jun 8
    Drizzle
    29%
    94°62°+7°
  7. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Thunderstorm
    28%
    0.01″
    91°66°-3°
Stuart, NE
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
S
179° · veering 22°
Direction
S
179°
Sustained
20
mph
Gust
30
mph
Peak 24h
35
avg 13
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 13 · pk 35 @ 8:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 3115SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sustained 20 mph with gusts pulsing to 30 — flags snap, branches bend.
Stuart, NE
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
937.6
+3.1 mb in 3h · rising rapidly · 27.69 inHg
Now
937.6
mb
3h
+3.1
mb
12h
-1.9
mb
24h
-4.0
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 937944
930935940945950-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW943.7936.6939.7
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
The low is filling — pressure climbing out of storm territory.
Stuart, NE
Air quality
42
AQI
Good
+1 in 6h

Ozone at AQI 44 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). 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
5.9μg/m³
PM 10Good
7μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
93μg/m³
UV IndexLow
1.8

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 44 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 44
UV peak
1.4 at earlier today
Sky at peak
partly cloudy
Projected peak
AQI 44

PM × Wind × Precip

PM scrubbed by 2 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 5.9 µg/m³, PM10 to 6.9 µg/m³.

PM2.5/PM10
0.86
Wind
windy
Recent rain
2h in last 6h
Pattern
washed out
Stuart, NE
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
100%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
44.6mi
UNLIMITED
57 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
23:54 UTC ·Stuart, 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
23:54 UTC ·Stuart, NE · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Stuart, NE
Satellite · infrared · animated
Stuart, NE
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Stuart, NE
Almanac · Wednesday, June 3
The higher the clouds, the finer the weather.
Civil dawn
10:27 AM
Sunrise
6:00 AM
Daylight
15h 09m
Sunset
9:09 PM
Civil dusk
2:44 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Stuart, NE
The moon
Waning Gibbous
88% illuminated
Moonrise
4:40 AM
Moonset
1:26 PM
In sign
♑︎ Capricorn
Stuart, NE
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Prairie lightning bugs rise

plant
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Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Stuart at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 5°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 2 (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 — Stuart

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

  • TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
  • TOMORROWSLGTSlight Risk
  • DAY 3MRGLMarginal 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 Stuart

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.