Stapleton, Nebraska Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Stapleton weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Showers33%0.14″91°64°—
- SundayJul 5Partly Cloudy——94°61°+3°
- MondayJul 6Overcast——93°65°-1°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast29%—96°69°+3°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle35%—88°70°-8°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle35%—96°66°+8°
- FridayJul 10Partly Cloudy33%—87°65°-9°
AQI 74 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 5 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). PM2.5 at 24.2 µg/m³, PM10 at 33.1 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
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 47 now. With UV 6.3 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 39 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 47
- UV peak
- 6.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 39
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 24.2 µg/m³, PM10 at 33.1 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.73
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 1h 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
- 11:40 PM
- Moonset
- 10:48 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Stapleton at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 19°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 25 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 69163
16-Day Forecast — Stapleton
- Sat91°64°33%
- Sun94°61°5%
- Mon93°65°6%
- Tue96°69°29%
- Wed88°70°35%
- Thu96°66°35%
- Fri87°65°33%
- Sat86°61°10%
- Sun86°61°4%
- Mon91°63°5%
- Tue96°65°6%
- Wed98°69°12%
- Thu95°72°16%
- Fri91°64°16%
- Sat85°61°16%
- Sun88°56°13%
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 — Stapleton
SPC has placed Stapleton in the Slight Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYSLGTSlight Risk
- TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
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 Stapleton
- 69163