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Ayr, Nebraska Weather

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

Ayr, NE
Thursday, June 4 at 7:59 PM
72
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
79°
Humidity
84%
Wind
9 mph
Sunrise
6:04 AM
Sunset
8:59 PM
Ayr, NE
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastAyr, NE: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 63 to 74 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 63°H 74°
Ayr, NE
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 4
    Heavy Drizzle
    71%
    0.18″
    75°63°
  2. Friday
    Jun 5
    Thunderstorm
    21%
    80°63°+5°
  3. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Thunderstorm
    13%
    92°67°+12°
  4. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Overcast
    17%
    89°67°-3°
  5. Monday
    Jun 8
    Thunderstorm
    35%
    95°68°+6°
  6. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Overcast
    35%
    108°77°+13°
  7. Wednesday
    Jun 10
    Overcast
    102°80°-6°
Ayr, NE
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
S
173° · backing 13°
Direction
S
173°
Sustained
9
mph
Gust
14
mph
Peak 24h
28
avg 8
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE 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 28 @ 12:00a
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 1410SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 13° from the s.
Ayr, NE
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
947.5
-2.8 mb in 3h · falling rapidly · 27.98 inHg
Now
947.5
mb
3h
-2.8
mb
12h
-5.9
mb
24h
-6.1
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 945951
940945950955-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW951.0944.8944.8
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Ayr, NE
Air quality
36
AQI
Good
+1 in 6h

Ozone at AQI 39. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — 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
3.4μg/m³
PM 10Good
4μg/m³
NO₂Good
2μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
82μg/m³
UV IndexHigh
5.3

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 39. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

Present
AQI 39
UV peak
5.3 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 14
Ayr, NE
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
67%
PARTLY CLOUDY
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
34.9mi
UNLIMITED
43 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
19:59 UTC ·Ayr, 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
19:59 UTC ·Ayr, NE · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Ayr, NE
Satellite · infrared · animated
Ayr, NE
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Ayr, NE
Almanac · Thursday, June 4
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
10:33 AM
Sunrise
6:04 AM
Daylight
14h 55m
Sunset
8:59 PM
Civil dusk
2:33 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Ayr, NE
The moon
Waning Gibbous
82% illuminated
Moonrise
5:04 AM
Moonset
2:36 PM
In sign
♒︎ Aquarius
Ayr, NE
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Prairie lightning bugs rise

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Jan 142% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Ayr at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 3°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 19 (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 — Ayr

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

  • TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • 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 Ayr

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.