Elba, Nebraska Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Elba weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast18%—89°62°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast——92°67°+3°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——94°66°+2°
- WednesdayJul 8Drizzle40%—93°70°-1°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Showers40%—89°69°-4°
- FridayJul 10Light Showers34%—83°65°-6°
- SaturdayJul 11Clear——91°60°+8°
AQI 50 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±4 points). Ozone at AQI 70 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 70 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 70
- UV peak
- 6.9 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 70
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 9.2 µg/m³ (AQI 51) with a 0.74 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.74
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- stagnant smoke
Trends
Seven days of AQI and PM2.5.
Hourly air-quality data from the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service, charted across the past and next several days. Dashed lines mark the AQI breakpoints at 50 (Good → Moderate) and 100 (Moderate → Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups).
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
- Moonrise
- 11:53 PM
- Moonset
- 11:48 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Elba at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 17°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 24 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 68835
16-Day Forecast — Elba
- Sun89°62°18%
- Mon92°67°1%
- Tue94°66°4%
- Wed93°70°40%
- Thu89°69°40%
- Fri83°65°34%
- Sat91°60°4%
- Sun105°67°3%
- Mon92°68°2%
- Tue117°65°4%
- Wed94°65°6%
- Thu93°66°16%
- Fri95°68°30%
- Sat102°68°25%
- Sun103°72°32%
- Mon104°74°17%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of July 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 — Elba
SPC includes Elba in the general thunderstorm area day after tomorrow — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- TODAYNONENo severe risk
- TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
Thunderstorms possible. Not severe, but capable of producing lightning and brief heavy rain.
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 Elba
- 68835