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Rulo, Nebraska Weather

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

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

Rulo, NE
Saturday, July 4 at 3:15 PM
82
°
Overcast
Feels like
90°
Humidity
60%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
12:58 AM
Sunset
3:54 PM
Rulo, NE
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastRulo, NE: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 67 to 87 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 67°H 87°
Rulo, NE
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Drizzle
    70%
    0.11″
    83°68°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    88°67°+5°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    87°67°-1°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    87°67°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    11%
    95°69°+8°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Light Drizzle
    50%
    88°72°-7°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Drizzle
    23%
    85°68°-3°
Rulo, NE
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NE
056° · backing 130°
Direction
NE
056°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
6
mph
Peak 24h
24
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 24 @ 12:00a
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 144SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Rulo, NE
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
983.1
-0.6 mb in 3h · falling · 29.03 inHg
Now
983.1
mb
3h
-0.6
mb
12h
+3.8
mb
24h
+2.3
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 978984
970975980985990-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW984.0978.1982.8
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Rulo, NE
Air quality
32
AQI
Good
+10 in 6hPeak ~40 @ 11 PM

AQI 32 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 10 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). PM2.5 at 8.1 µg/m³ (AQI 45) with a 0.73 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 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
8.1μg/m³
PM 10Good
11μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneModerate
94μg/m³
UV IndexHigh
5.3

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 44 — peak already passed at 1 PM under overcast skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 44
UV peak
5.0 at earlier today
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 44

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 8.1 µg/m³ (AQI 45) with a 0.73 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.73
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Rulo, NE
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
84%
MOSTLY CLOUDY
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
65.2mi
UNLIMITED
63 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
20:15 UTC · Rulo, 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
20:15 UTC · Rulo, NE · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Rulo, NE
Satellite · infrared · animated
Rulo, NE
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Rulo, NE
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:26 AM
Sunrise
12:58 AM
Daylight
14h 56m
Sunset
3:54 PM
Civil dusk
9:27 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Rulo, NE
The moon
Waning Gibbous
79% illuminated
Moonrise
11:17 PM
Moonset
10:28 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Rulo, NE
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

bird
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Rulo at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 10°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 16 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 68431

16-Day Forecast — Rulo

  1. Sat83°68°70%
  2. Sun88°67°7%
  3. Mon87°67°1%
  4. Tue87°67°2%
  5. Wed95°69°11%
  6. Thu88°72°50%
  7. Fri85°68°23%
  8. Sat81°62°10%
  9. Sun82°60°5%
  10. Mon83°62°6%
  11. Tue83°60°3%
  12. Wed88°58°6%
  13. Thu93°68°16%
  14. Fri95°76°23%
  15. Sat84°65°35%
  16. Sun79°60°29%

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 — Rulo

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

  • TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
  • TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • 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 Rulo

  • 68431

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.