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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

Elba, NE
Saturday, July 4 at 10:06 PM
70
°
Rain
Feels like
64°
Humidity
61%
Wind
18 mph
Sunrise
1:06 AM
Sunset
4:10 PM
Elba, NE
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastElba, NE: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 65 to 92 degrees Fahrenheit with a 30% chance of precipitation at 10 PM.
L 65°H 92°
Elba, NE
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Rain
    30%
    0.18″
    85°68°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    15%
    92°65°+7°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    93°68°+1°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Light Drizzle
    94°68°+1°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Drizzle
    31%
    90°67°-4°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Drizzle
    31%
    89°67°-1°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    20%
    92°66°+3°
Elba, NE
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NW
304° · backing 114°
Direction
NW
304°
Sustained
18
mph
Gust
22
mph
Peak 24h
24
avg 7
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 7 · pk 24 @ 8:00a
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 257SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A fresh breeze drives the nw-bound air across the harbor.
Elba, NE
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
950.4
+1.1 mb in 3h · rising · 28.07 inHg
Now
950.4
mb
3h
+1.1
mb
12h
+0.4
mb
24h
+1.5
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 946952
940945950955960-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW951.5946.2950.4
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
The low is filling — pressure climbing out of storm territory.
Elba, NE
Air quality
58
AQI
Moderate
0 in 6h

AQI 58 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM scrubbed by 2 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 13.4 µg/m³, PM10 to 17.3 µg/m³.

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

PM 2.5DRIVERModerate
13.4μg/m³
PM 10Good
17μg/m³
NO₂Good
8μg/m³
OzoneModerate
65μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 31 now. With UV 0.0 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 7 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 31
UV peak
0.0 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 7

PM × Wind × Precip

PM scrubbed by 2 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 13.4 µg/m³, PM10 to 17.3 µg/m³.

PM2.5/PM10
0.77
Wind
breezy
Recent rain
2h in last 6h
Pattern
washed out
Elba, NE
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
100%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
8.8mi
GOOD
58 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
03:06 UTC · Elba, 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
03:06 UTC · Elba, NE · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Elba, NE
Satellite · infrared · animated
Elba, NE
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Elba, NE
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:34 AM
Sunrise
1:06 AM
Daylight
15h 04m
Sunset
4:10 PM
Civil dusk
9:45 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Elba, NE
The moon
Waning Gibbous
76% illuminated
Moonrise
11:53 PM
Moonset
11:48 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Elba, NE
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

weather
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Elba at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 70°F — typical for the season
  • 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

  1. Sat85°68°30%
  2. Sun92°65°15%
  3. Mon93°68°2%
  4. Tue94°68°4%
  5. Wed90°67°31%
  6. Thu89°67°31%
  7. Fri92°66°20%
  8. Sat87°67°5%
  9. Sun88°63°3%
  10. Mon94°67°2%
  11. Tue104°68°6%
  12. Wed106°71°6%
  13. Thu113°73°13%
  14. Fri104°76°22%
  15. Sat104°75°30%
  16. Sun90°71°13%

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 has placed Elba in the Slight Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.

  • TODAYSLGTSlight Risk
  • TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
  • DAY 3NONENo severe risk

Scattered severe storms possible. A few tornadoes, hail, and damaging wind gusts possible.

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

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.