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Stamford, Nebraska Weather

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

Stamford, NE
Friday, June 5 at 6:27 AM
66
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
70°
Humidity
95%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
6:09 AM
Sunset
9:04 PM
Stamford, NE
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastStamford, NE: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 64 to 94 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 64°H 94°
Stamford, NE
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 5
    Thunderstorm
    18%
    94°64°
  2. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Thunderstorm
    95°67°+1°
  3. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Overcast
    93°65°-2°
  4. Monday
    Jun 8
    Thunderstorm
    28%
    93°66°
  5. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Overcast
    22%
    109°73°+16°
  6. Wednesday
    Jun 10
    Overcast
    12%
    109°81°
  7. Thursday
    Jun 11
    Overcast
    12%
    86°64°-23°
Stamford, NE
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
ESE
108° · backing 81°
Direction
ESE
108°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
15
mph
Peak 24h
20
avg 7
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT 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 7 · pk 20 @ 12:00a
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 236SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 81° from the ese.
Stamford, NE
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
934.6
-1.1 mb in 3h · falling · 27.60 inHg
Now
934.6
mb
3h
-1.1
mb
12h
-3.8
mb
24h
-7.0
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 934942
925930935940945950-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW941.6933.9933.9
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Stamford, NE
Air quality
32
AQI
Good
-9 in 6h

AQI 32 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 9 over the last 6 hours (steady decline since this morning).

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

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
4.3μg/m³
PM 10Good
5μg/m³
NO₂Good
8μg/m³
OzoneGood
47μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0
Stamford, NE
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
20%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
24.9mi
UNLIMITED
78 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
06:27 UTC ·Stamford, 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
06:27 UTC ·Stamford, NE · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Stamford, NE
Satellite · infrared · animated
Stamford, NE
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Stamford, NE
Almanac · Friday, June 5
The higher the clouds, the finer the weather.
Civil dawn
10:39 AM
Sunrise
6:09 AM
Daylight
14h 55m
Sunset
9:04 PM
Civil dusk
2:37 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Stamford, NE
The moon
Waning Gibbous
79% illuminated
Moonrise
5:40 AM
Moonset
3:47 PM
In sign
♒︎ Aquarius
Stamford, NE
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Prairie lightning bugs rise

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Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Stamford at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 9°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 17 (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 5, 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 — Stamford

SPC has placed Stamford in the Slight Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.

  • TODAYSLGTSlight Risk
  • TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • 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 Stamford

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.