Fontanelle, Nebraska Weather
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Fontanelle weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Partly Cloudy11%—89°65°—
- MondayJul 6Mostly Clear——91°69°+2°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——90°69°-1°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast52%—94°68°+4°
- ThursdayJul 9Showers52%0.04″84°70°-10°
- FridayJul 10Drizzle13%0.07″71°62°-13°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast——88°61°+17°
AQI 42 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 14 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Ozone at AQI 61 — 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 61 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 61
- UV peak
- 4.8 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 61
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 6.2 µg/m³ (AQI 34) with a 0.82 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.82
- 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: 19°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- 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
- Sun89°65°11%
- Mon91°69°1%
- Tue90°69°1%
- Wed94°68°52%
- Thu84°70°52%
- Fri71°62°13%
- Sat88°61°9%
- Sun100°67°3%
- Mon89°65°3%
- Tue88°62°3%
- Wed85°65°5%
- Thu89°63°17%
- Fri94°66°29%
- Sat98°68°14%
- Sun98°70°20%
- Mon102°70°23%
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 includes Fontanelle in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- 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 Fontanelle
- 68044