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Stratton, Nebraska Weather

Pikas hayfeeding in granite peaks. Day 76 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

Stratton, NE
Wednesday, June 3 at 11:16 PM
86
°
Overcast
Feels like
81°
Humidity
33%
Wind
13 mph
Sunrise
6:16 AM
Sunset
9:09 PM
Stratton, NE
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastStratton, NE: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 61 to 83 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 61°H 83°
Stratton, NE
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 3
    Overcast
    18%
    86°63°
  2. Thursday
    Jun 4
    Overcast
    17%
    84°61°-2°
  3. Friday
    Jun 5
    Overcast
    11%
    91°62°+7°
  4. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Overcast
    11%
    93°66°+2°
  5. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Overcast
    91°64°-2°
  6. Monday
    Jun 8
    Drizzle
    32%
    0.07″
    98°64°+7°
  7. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Light Drizzle
    32%
    0.02″
    101°65°+3°
Stratton, NE
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSW
208° · veering 60°
Direction
SSW
208°
Sustained
13
mph
Gust
20
mph
Peak 24h
32
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 32 @ 1:00a
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 2911SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A fresh breeze drives the ssw-bound air across the harbor.
Stratton, NE
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
917.5
-0.9 mb in 3h · falling · 27.09 inHg
Now
917.5
mb
3h
-0.9
mb
12h
-3.1
mb
24h
-3.5
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 916920
910915920925-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW920.3916.4916.6
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Stratton, NE
Air quality
47
AQI
Good
+11 in 6h

Ozone at AQI 46 — peak already passed at 1 PM under overcast skies. AQI up 11 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Levels should ease through evening.

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

PM 2.5Good
5.4μg/m³
PM 10Good
8μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
98μg/m³
UV IndexLow
1.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 46 — peak already passed at 1 PM under overcast skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 46
UV peak
0.8 at earlier today
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 46

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5/PM10 ratio 0.67 with 13 mph wind — characteristic of long-range haze transport rather than a local source.

PM2.5/PM10
0.67
Wind
breezy
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
transport
Stratton, NE
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
100%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
117.6mi
UNLIMITED
127 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
23:16 UTC ·Stratton, 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
23:16 UTC ·Stratton, NE · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Stratton, NE
Satellite · infrared · animated
Stratton, NE
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Stratton, NE
Almanac · Wednesday, June 3
The higher the clouds, the finer the weather.
Civil dawn
10:46 AM
Sunrise
6:16 AM
Daylight
14h 53m
Sunset
9:09 PM
Civil dusk
2:43 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Stratton, NE
The moon
Waning Gibbous
88% illuminated
Moonrise
4:39 AM
Moonset
1:45 PM
In sign
♑︎ Capricorn
Stratton, NE
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Pikas hayfeeding in granite peaks

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Jan 142% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Stratton at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 11°F above 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

Warm-season window is open

As of June 3, 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.

SPC Convective Outlook

Storm Prediction Center — Stratton

SPC has placed Stratton in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.

  • TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
  • TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • DAY 3MRGLMarginal Risk

Isolated severe storms possible. Limited threat for hail or damaging wind.

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 Stratton

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.