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Stapleton, Nebraska Weather

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

Stapleton, NE
Wednesday, June 3 at 6:27 PM
82
°
Overcast
Feels like
79°
Humidity
49%
Wind
19 mph
Sunrise
6:09 AM
Sunset
9:10 PM
Stapleton, NE
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastStapleton, NE: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 64 to 88 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 64°H 88°
Stapleton, NE
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 3
    Overcast
    15%
    89°65°
  2. Thursday
    Jun 4
    Overcast
    19%
    80°64°-9°
  3. Friday
    Jun 5
    Overcast
    15%
    85°63°+5°
  4. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Overcast
    89°63°+4°
  5. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Overcast
    19%
    86°66°-3°
  6. Monday
    Jun 8
    Showers
    27%
    0.62″
    92°61°+6°
  7. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Drizzle
    19%
    0.06″
    91°63°-1°
Stapleton, NE
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
S
185° · veering 36°
Direction
S
185°
Sustained
19
mph
Gust
24
mph
Peak 24h
39
avg 16
Beaufort · 5 · FRESH 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 16 · pk 39 @ 10:00p
01020304050MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7B8B9-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 4519SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A fresh breeze drives the s-bound air across the harbor.
Stapleton, NE
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
918.4
-2.7 mb in 3h · falling rapidly · 27.12 inHg
Now
918.4
mb
3h
-2.7
mb
12h
-1.7
mb
24h
-4.6
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 915920
910915920925-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW920.2915.4915.4
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Stapleton, NE
Air quality
37
AQI
Good
-2 in 6hPeak ~43 @ 11 PM

Ozone at AQI 44. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~98%) — 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
5.8μg/m³
PM 10Good
7μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
94μg/m³
UV IndexVery high
8.6

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 44. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~98%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

Present
AQI 44
UV peak
8.6 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 25

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 5.8 µg/m³, PM10 at 6.8 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.85
Wind
breezy
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Stapleton, NE
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
100%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
74.4mi
UNLIMITED
129 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
18:27 UTC ·Stapleton, 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
18:27 UTC ·Stapleton, NE · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Stapleton, NE
Satellite · infrared · animated
Stapleton, NE
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Stapleton, NE
Almanac · Wednesday, June 3
The higher the clouds, the finer the weather.
Civil dawn
10:37 AM
Sunrise
6:09 AM
Daylight
15h 01m
Sunset
9:10 PM
Civil dusk
2:45 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Stapleton, NE
The moon
Waning Gibbous
90% illuminated
Moonrise
4:41 AM
Moonset
1:37 PM
In sign
♑︎ Capricorn
Stapleton, NE
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Prairie lightning bugs rise

plant
Jan 142% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Stapleton at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 8°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 25 (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 3, 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 — Stapleton

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

  • TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
  • TOMORROWMRGLMarginal Risk
  • DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms

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 Stapleton

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.