Fontanelle, Nebraska Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Fontanelle weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast23%—83°68°—
- SundayJul 5Foggy——92°66°+9°
- MondayJul 6Mostly Clear——92°70°0°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——90°68°-2°
- WednesdayJul 8Drizzle41%—90°68°0°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast41%—83°65°-7°
- FridayJul 10Mostly Clear12%—89°65°+6°
AQI 47 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 39 now. With UV 0.0 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 9 around 1 PM.
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 39 now. With UV 0.0 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 9 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 39
- UV peak
- 0.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 9
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 5.7 µg/m³ (AQI 32) with a 0.85 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.85
- 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
- 11:45 PM
- Moonset
- 11:39 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Fontanelle at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 72°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: April 25 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
16-Day Forecast — Fontanelle
- Sat83°68°23%
- Sun92°66°7%
- Mon92°70°3%
- Tue90°68°2%
- Wed90°68°41%
- Thu83°65°41%
- Fri89°65°12%
- Sat81°67°6%
- Sun82°62°4%
- Mon91°65°3%
- Tue97°68°3%
- Wed98°71°7%
- Thu109°78°11%
- Fri105°78°14%
- Sat101°74°21%
- Sun90°73°11%
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 — Fontanelle
SPC has placed Fontanelle in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
- DAY 3NONENo severe risk
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 Fontanelle
- 68044