Shelby, Nebraska Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Shelby weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast——90°64°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast——91°69°+1°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——92°69°+1°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle34%—89°71°-3°
- ThursdayJul 9Thunderstorm34%—84°66°-5°
- FridayJul 10Overcast20%—82°66°-2°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast——85°62°+3°
AQI 50 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 8 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 9.1 µg/m³, PM10 at 10.7 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 9.1 µg/m³, PM10 at 10.7 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.85
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- background
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
- 11:49 PM
- Moonset
- 11:43 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Shelby at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 68°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: April 23 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 68662
15-Day Forecast — Shelby
- Sun90°64°7%
- Mon91°69°1%
- Tue92°69°2%
- Wed89°71°34%
- Thu84°66°34%
- Fri82°66°20%
- Sat85°62°5%
- Sun87°69°3%
- Mon94°69°2%
- Tue97°71°4%
- Wed93°66°7%
- Thu97°66°16%
- Fri89°65°16%
- Sat93°67°23%
- Sun104°74°12%
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 — Shelby
SPC includes Shelby in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
- DAY 3NONENo severe risk
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 Shelby
- 68662