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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

St. Paul, NE
Saturday, July 4 at 11:41 PM
70
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
69°
Humidity
72%
Wind
11 mph
Sunrise
1:06 AM
Sunset
4:10 PM
St. Paul, NE
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastSt. Paul, NE: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 65 to 92 degrees Fahrenheit with a 35% chance of precipitation at 11 PM.
L 65°H 92°
St. Paul, NE
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Light Showers
    35%
    0.15″
    86°69°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    15%
    92°65°+6°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    93°69°+1°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    94°69°+1°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Heavy Drizzle
    31%
    90°67°-4°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Heavy Drizzle
    31%
    88°67°-2°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    19%
    91°67°+3°
St. Paul, NE
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
S
173° · veering 167°
Direction
S
173°
Sustained
11
mph
Gust
16
mph
Peak 24h
43
avg 7
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE 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 7 · pk 43 @ 10:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 178SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 167° from the s.
St. Paul, NE
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
951.0
-0.3 mb in 3h · steady · 28.08 inHg
Now
951.0
mb
3h
-0.3
mb
12h
-1.2
mb
24h
+0.2
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 948953
940945950955960-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW953.2947.9951.3
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
St. Paul, NE
Air quality
58
AQI
Moderate
-2 in 6h

AQI 58 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 12.4 µg/m³, PM10 at 15.7 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.

PM 2.5DRIVERModerate
12.4μg/m³
PM 10Good
16μg/m³
NO₂Good
10μg/m³
OzoneGood
58μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 12.4 µg/m³, PM10 at 15.7 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.79
Wind
breezy
Recent rain
1h in last 6h
Pattern
background
St. Paul, NE
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
51%
PARTLY CLOUDY
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
47.5mi
UNLIMITED
67 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
04:41 UTC · St. Paul, 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
04:41 UTC · St. Paul, NE · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
St. Paul, NE
Satellite · infrared · animated
St. Paul, NE
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
St. Paul, NE
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:33 AM
Sunrise
1:06 AM
Daylight
15h 04m
Sunset
4:10 PM
Civil dusk
9:44 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
St. Paul, NE
The moon
Waning Gibbous
76% illuminated
Moonrise
11:53 PM
Moonset
11:47 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
St. Paul, NE
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

weather
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

St. Paul at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 70°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.

16-Day Forecast — St. Paul

  1. Sat86°69°35%
  2. Sun92°65°15%
  3. Mon93°69°1%
  4. Tue94°69°3%
  5. Wed90°67°31%
  6. Thu88°67°31%
  7. Fri91°67°19%
  8. Sat85°67°5%
  9. Sun87°63°2%
  10. Mon92°67°1%
  11. Tue101°68°5%
  12. Wed104°70°7%
  13. Thu112°72°16%
  14. Fri103°75°14%
  15. Sat105°75°24%
  16. Sun93°71°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 — St. Paul

SPC has placed St. Paul in the Slight Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.

  • TODAYSLGTSlight Risk
  • TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
  • DAY 3NONENo severe risk

Scattered severe storms possible. A few tornadoes, hail, and damaging wind gusts possible.

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

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.