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Bee, Nebraska Weather

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

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

Bee, NE
Saturday, July 4 at 9:39 AM
71
°
Overcast
Feels like
74°
Humidity
81%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
1:01 AM
Sunset
4:03 PM
Bee, NE
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastBee, NE: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 66 to 86 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 66°H 86°
Bee, NE
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Showers
    38%
    0.24″
    86°65°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Light Drizzle
    13%
    0.01″
    90°66°+4°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Clear
    87°67°-3°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    91°68°+4°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Drizzle
    36%
    94°70°+3°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Light Drizzle
    36%
    87°67°-7°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Drizzle
    23%
    0.04″
    90°67°+3°
Bee, NE
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSE
155° · backing 98°
Direction
SSE
155°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
13
mph
Peak 24h
23
avg 8
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 8 · pk 23 @ 1:00a
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 268SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 98° from the sse.
Bee, NE
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
961.7
+2.8 mb in 3h · rising rapidly · 28.40 inHg
Now
961.7
mb
3h
+2.8
mb
12h
+3.5
mb
24h
+0.1
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 957962
950955960965970-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW961.8957.2961.8
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
The low is filling — pressure climbing out of storm territory.
Bee, NE
Air quality
45
AQI
Good
+3 in 6h

AQI 45 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 9.1 µg/m³ (AQI 51) with a 0.81 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

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

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
9.1μg/m³
PM 10Good
11μg/m³
NO₂Good
8μg/m³
OzoneGood
51μg/m³
UV IndexLow
1.3

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 9.1 µg/m³ (AQI 51) with a 0.81 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.81
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Bee, NE
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
100%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
34.7mi
UNLIMITED
62 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
14:39 UTC · Bee, 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
14:39 UTC · Bee, NE · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Bee, NE
Satellite · infrared · animated
Bee, NE
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Bee, NE
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:29 AM
Sunrise
1:01 AM
Daylight
15h 02m
Sunset
4:03 PM
Civil dusk
9:38 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Bee, NE
The moon
Waning Gibbous
81% illuminated
Moonrise
11:25 PM
Moonset
10:34 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Bee, NE
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

bird
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Bee at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 71°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: April 22 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 68314

16-Day Forecast — Bee

  1. Sat86°65°38%
  2. Sun90°66°13%
  3. Mon87°67°4%
  4. Tue91°68°2%
  5. Wed94°70°36%
  6. Thu87°67°36%
  7. Fri90°67°23%
  8. Sat88°66°14%
  9. Sun81°59°6%
  10. Mon89°59°4%
  11. Tue95°66°4%
  12. Wed86°69°12%
  13. Thu86°67°9%
  14. Fri89°67°16%
  15. Sat88°67°14%
  16. Sun95°68°20%

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 — Bee

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

  • TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
  • TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • 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 Bee

  • 68314

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.