Shelton, Nebraska Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Shelton weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Foggy12%—88°69°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast10%—90°65°+2°
- MondayJul 6Overcast——92°68°+2°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——94°68°+2°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast43%—93°70°-1°
- ThursdayJul 9Showers43%0.06″92°67°-1°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle15%—87°64°-5°
AQI 52 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 17.6 µg/m³ (AQI 67) with a 0.71 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 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 50 now. With UV 8.4 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 56 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 50
- UV peak
- 8.4 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 56
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 17.6 µg/m³ (AQI 67) with a 0.71 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.71
- 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
- 11:32 PM
- Moonset
- 10:41 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Shelton at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 12°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 21 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 68876
16-Day Forecast — Shelton
- Sat88°69°12%
- Sun90°65°10%
- Mon92°68°0%
- Tue94°68°3%
- Wed93°70°43%
- Thu92°67°43%
- Fri87°64°15%
- Sat83°60°8%
- Sun86°63°3%
- Mon84°66°3%
- Tue89°64°4%
- Wed94°66°9%
- Thu99°71°11%
- Fri96°63°16%
- Sat88°62°19%
- Sun87°57°16%
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 — Shelton
SPC has placed Shelton 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 Shelton
- 68876