St. Paul, Nebraska Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
St. Paul weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast21%—90°63°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast——92°68°+2°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——93°67°+1°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle40%—93°69°0°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Showers40%0.01″88°70°-5°
- FridayJul 10Light Showers33%0.01″82°65°-6°
- SaturdayJul 11Clear——90°60°+8°
AQI 50 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±4 points). Ozone at AQI 70 — 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 70 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 70
- UV peak
- 6.9 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 70
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 9.2 µg/m³ (AQI 51) with a 0.74 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.74
- 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
- 11:53 PM
- Moonset
- 11:47 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
St. Paul at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 19°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 23 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
16-Day Forecast — St. Paul
- Sun90°63°21%
- Mon92°68°1%
- Tue93°67°4%
- Wed93°69°40%
- Thu88°70°40%
- Fri82°65°33%
- Sat90°60°4%
- Sun104°68°2%
- Mon91°69°2%
- Tue115°65°3%
- Wed94°65°5%
- Thu91°65°18%
- Fri95°68°24%
- Sat102°67°23%
- Sun103°71°26%
- Mon103°73°19%
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 — St. Paul
SPC includes St. Paul in the general thunderstorm area day after tomorrow — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- TODAYNONENo severe risk
- 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 St. Paul
- 68873