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Albion, Nebraska Weather

Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

Albion, NE
Saturday, July 4 at 9:42 AM
76
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
78°
Humidity
73%
Wind
11 mph
Sunrise
1:03 AM
Sunset
4:09 PM
Albion, NE
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastAlbion, NE: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 64 to 89 degrees Fahrenheit with a 26% chance of precipitation at 2 AM.
L 64°H 89°
Albion, NE
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Light Drizzle
    14%
    0.02″
    89°69°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    26%
    89°64°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Light Drizzle
    89°66°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    90°67°+1°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Drizzle
    24%
    94°69°+4°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Light Drizzle
    24%
    0.04″
    87°65°-7°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Showers
    21%
    0.09″
    89°65°+2°
Albion, NE
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WSW
238° · veering 148°
Direction
WSW
238°
Sustained
11
mph
Gust
18
mph
Peak 24h
20
avg 5
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 5 · pk 20 @ 11:00a
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 305SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 148° from the wsw.
Albion, NE
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
954.3
+1.5 mb in 3h · rising · 28.18 inHg
Now
954.3
mb
3h
+1.5
mb
12h
+3.2
mb
24h
+2.4
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 949954
945950955960-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW953.8949.3953.8
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
The low is filling — pressure climbing out of storm territory.
Albion, NE
Air quality
56
AQI
Moderate
+3 in 6h

AQI 56 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 17.2 µg/m³, PM10 at 23.1 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

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

PM 2.5DRIVERModerate
17.2μg/m³
PM 10Good
23μg/m³
NO₂Good
7μg/m³
OzoneModerate
64μg/m³
UV IndexLow
1.4

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 30 now. With UV 2.8 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 11 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 30
UV peak
2.8 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 11

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 17.2 µg/m³, PM10 at 23.1 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.74
Wind
breezy
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Albion, NE
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
60%
PARTLY CLOUDY
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
42.4mi
UNLIMITED
53 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
14:42 UTC · Albion, NE · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · up to 10848 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
14:42 UTC · Albion, NE · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Albion, NE
Satellite · infrared · animated
Albion, NE
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Albion, NE
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:30 AM
Sunrise
1:03 AM
Daylight
15h 06m
Sunset
4:09 PM
Civil dusk
9:44 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Albion, NE
The moon
Waning Gibbous
81% illuminated
Moonrise
11:30 PM
Moonset
10:37 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Albion, NE
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

bird
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Albion at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 6°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 26 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 68620

16-Day Forecast — Albion

  1. Sat89°69°14%
  2. Sun89°64°26%
  3. Mon89°66°1%
  4. Tue90°67°2%
  5. Wed94°69°24%
  6. Thu87°65°24%
  7. Fri89°65°21%
  8. Sat90°62°13%
  9. Sun81°57°4%
  10. Mon89°59°4%
  11. Tue96°68°3%
  12. Wed86°71°9%
  13. Thu86°70°10%
  14. Fri89°65°16%
  15. Sat90°65°22%
  16. Sun96°69°30%

Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).

Right now in the garden

Peak growing season

As of July 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 — Albion

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

  • TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
  • TOMORROWNONENo severe 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 Albion

  • 68620

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.