Santee, Nebraska Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Santee weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Foggy10%—91°70°—
- SundayJul 5Mostly Clear——93°70°+2°
- MondayJul 6Overcast——96°72°+3°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast23%—99°72°+3°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Showers47%—89°70°-10°
- ThursdayJul 9Showers30%0.35″93°65°+4°
- FridayJul 10Overcast21%—84°63°-9°
AQI 57 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 17.8 µg/m³ (AQI 67) with a 0.70 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 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.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 51 now. With UV 7.2 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 49 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 51
- UV peak
- 7.2 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 49
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 17.8 µg/m³ (AQI 67) with a 0.70 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.70
- Wind
- calm
- 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
- 11:31 PM
- Moonset
- 10:35 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Santee at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 18°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 3 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
16-Day Forecast — Santee
- Sat91°70°10%
- Sun93°70°6%
- Mon96°72°6%
- Tue99°72°23%
- Wed89°70°47%
- Thu93°65°30%
- Fri84°63°21%
- Sat86°59°13%
- Sun85°64°10%
- Mon88°64°6%
- Tue93°70°6%
- Wed98°71°10%
- Thu94°74°13%
- Fri92°66°19%
- Sat85°61°10%
- Sun90°59°6%
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 — Santee
SPC has placed Santee in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
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 Santee
- 68760