Fairbury, Nebraska Weather
Toward the solstice glow. Day 88 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Fairbury weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 15Overcast——81°52°—
- TuesdayJun 16Drizzle16%0.03″84°59°+3°
- WednesdayJun 17Overcast——89°68°+5°
- ThursdayJun 18Overcast——78°59°-11°
- FridayJun 19Overcast12%—84°54°+6°
- SaturdayJun 20Showers52%0.15″89°63°+5°
- SundayJun 21Showers63%0.34″77°64°-12°
AQI 36 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 6.4 µg/m³ (AQI 36) with a 0.93 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 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.
What's driving it
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 6.4 µg/m³ (AQI 36) with a 0.93 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.93
- Wind
- calm
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- stagnant smoke
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
- 6:02 AM
- Moonset
- 9:17 PM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Toward the solstice glow
Fairbury at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 21°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 17 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jun 11–15
- Planting window: Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.
15-Day Forecast — Fairbury
- Mon81°52°3%
- Tue84°59°16%
- Wed89°68°1%
- Thu78°59°7%
- Fri84°54°12%
- Sat89°63°52%
- Sun77°64°63%
- Mon66°62°30%
- Tue79°64°15%
- Wed88°68°15%
- Thu95°72°14%
- Fri97°74°16%
- Sat101°77°25%
- Sun102°79°34%
- Mon78°67°23%
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.
SPC Convective Outlook
Storm Prediction Center — Fairbury
SPC has placed Fairbury in the General Thunderstorms category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
Thunderstorms possible. Not severe, but capable of producing lightning and brief heavy rain.
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 Fairbury
- 68352