Wauneta, Nebraska Weather
Thunderheads build by noon. Day 90 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Wauneta weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 16Overcast——93°51°—
- WednesdayJun 17Clear——89°67°-4°
- ThursdayJun 18Partly Cloudy——83°55°-6°
- FridayJun 19Light Showers17%—91°60°+8°
- SaturdayJun 20Thunderstorm64%—100°65°+9°
- SundayJun 21Light Drizzle64%0.03″70°62°-30°
- MondayJun 22Light Drizzle28%0.01″77°61°+7°
AQI 49 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 17 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Ozone at AQI 48 now. With UV 0.2 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 12 around 1 PM.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 48 now. With UV 0.2 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 12 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 48
- UV peak
- 0.2 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 12
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 5.4 µg/m³, PM10 at 7.5 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.72
- Wind
- breezy
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- background
Trends
Seven days of AQI and PM2.5.
Hourly air-quality data from the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service, charted across the past and next several days. Dashed lines mark the AQI breakpoints at 50 (Good → Moderate) and 100 (Moderate → Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups).
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
- Moonrise
- 7:47 AM
- Moonset
- 10:25 PM
- In sign
- ♋︎ Cancer
Thunderheads build by noon
Wauneta at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 15°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 18 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jun 16–20
- Planting window: Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.
16-Day Forecast — Wauneta
- Tue93°51°1%
- Wed89°67°4%
- Thu83°55°3%
- Fri91°60°17%
- Sat100°65°64%
- Sun70°62°64%
- Mon77°61°28%
- Tue86°56°26%
- Wed100°63°26%
- Thu109°67°26%
- Fri113°71°26%
- Sat76°62°24%
- Sun83°57°35%
- Mon81°63°40%
- Tue74°61°32%
- Wed90°64°32%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Warm-season window is open
As of June 17, the last spring frost has passed for most years. Transplant tomatoes, peppers, eggplants, basil, and cucurbits (cucumbers, squash, melons) now. Direct-sow beans and corn into warm soil.
ZIP codes in Wauneta
- 69045