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Aurora, Nebraska Weather

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

Aurora, NE
Thursday, June 4 at 2:28 AM
64
°
Overcast
Feels like
62°
Humidity
91%
Wind
16 mph
Sunrise
6:01 AM
Sunset
8:58 PM
Aurora, NE
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastAurora, NE: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 63 to 75 degrees Fahrenheit with a 48% chance of precipitation at 8 AM.
L 63°H 75°
Aurora, NE
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 3
    Thunderstorm
    48%
    0.29″
    79°61°
  2. Thursday
    Jun 4
    Heavy Drizzle
    48%
    0.09″
    75°63°-4°
  3. Friday
    Jun 5
    Thunderstorm
    50%
    89°63°+14°
  4. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Showers
    50%
    91°66°+2°
  5. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Heavy Drizzle
    32%
    82°67°-9°
  6. Monday
    Jun 8
    Overcast
    23%
    90°66°+8°
  7. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Thunderstorm
    14%
    96°71°+6°
Aurora, NE
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
S
186° · veering 37°
Direction
S
186°
Sustained
16
mph
Gust
29
mph
Peak 24h
35
avg 12
Beaufort · 4 · MOD 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 12 · pk 35 @ 12:00a
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 328SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sustained 16 mph with gusts pulsing to 29 — flags snap, branches bend.
Aurora, NE
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
952.2
-0.5 mb in 3h · steady · 28.12 inHg
Now
952.2
mb
3h
-0.5
mb
12h
-3.7
mb
24h
-4.7
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 951957
945950955960965-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW956.9950.5951.6
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Aurora, NE
Air quality
47
AQI
Good
+7 in 6h

Ozone at AQI 36. AQI up 7 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~89%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

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

PM 2.5Good
5.3μg/m³
PM 10Good
6μg/m³
NO₂Good
6μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
77μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 36. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~89%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

Present
AQI 36
UV peak
0.0 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 4

PM × Wind × Precip

PM scrubbed by 2 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 5.3 µg/m³, PM10 to 6.0 µg/m³.

PM2.5/PM10
0.88
Wind
breezy
Recent rain
2h in last 6h
Pattern
washed out
Aurora, NE
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
100%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
27.5mi
UNLIMITED
54 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
02:28 UTC ·Aurora, 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
02:28 UTC ·Aurora, NE · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Aurora, NE
Satellite · infrared · animated
Aurora, NE
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Aurora, NE
Almanac · Thursday, June 4
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
10:30 AM
Sunrise
6:01 AM
Daylight
14h 57m
Sunset
8:58 PM
Civil dusk
2:32 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Aurora, NE
The moon
Waning Gibbous
88% illuminated
Moonrise
5:04 AM
Moonset
2:32 PM
In sign
♑︎ Capricorn
Aurora, NE
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Prairie lightning bugs rise

bird
Jan 142% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Aurora at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 10°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 21 (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 4, 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 — Aurora

SPC has placed Aurora in the Slight Risk category for severe thunderstorms day after tomorrow.

  • TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
  • TOMORROWMRGLMarginal Risk
  • DAY 3SLGTSlight 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 Aurora

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.