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Stapleton, Nebraska Weather

Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Stapleton weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

Stapleton, NE
Saturday, July 4 at 9:16 PM
71
°
Overcast
Feels like
69°
Humidity
63%
Wind
10 mph
Sunrise
1:13 AM
Sunset
4:19 PM
Stapleton, NE
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastStapleton, NE: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 61 to 94 degrees Fahrenheit with a 21% chance of precipitation at 9 PM.
L 61°H 94°
Stapleton, NE
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Overcast
    36%
    97°64°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Partly Cloudy
    94°61°-3°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    96°69°+2°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Light Rain
    25%
    0.06″
    94°69°-2°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Light Drizzle
    25%
    84°68°-10°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Drizzle
    23%
    92°65°+8°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    21%
    88°67°-4°
Stapleton, NE
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
ESE
108° · backing 30°
Direction
ESE
108°
Sustained
10
mph
Gust
13
mph
Peak 24h
22
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 22 @ 6:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 1511SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 30° from the ese.
Stapleton, NE
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
915.0
-0.2 mb in 3h · steady · 27.02 inHg
Now
915.0
mb
3h
-0.2
mb
12h
-1.0
mb
24h
-0.9
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 912919
905910915920925-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW918.9912.1915.0
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Stapleton, NE
Air quality
75
AQI
Moderate
+2 in 6h

AQI 75 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 16.6 µg/m³, PM10 at 20.5 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
16.6μg/m³
PM 10Good
21μg/m³
NO₂Good
3μg/m³
OzoneModerate
77μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 36 now. With UV 0.0 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 9 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 36
UV peak
0.0 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 9

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 16.6 µg/m³, PM10 at 20.5 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.81
Wind
breezy
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Stapleton, NE
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
85%
MOSTLY CLOUDY
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
45.7mi
UNLIMITED
159 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
02:16 UTC · Stapleton, 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
02:16 UTC · Stapleton, NE · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Stapleton, NE
Satellite · infrared · animated
Stapleton, NE
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Stapleton, NE
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:41 AM
Sunrise
1:13 AM
Daylight
15h 06m
Sunset
4:19 PM
Civil dusk
9:54 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Stapleton, NE
The moon
Waning Gibbous
77% illuminated
Moonrise
12:01 AM
Moonset
11:56 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Stapleton, NE
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

weather
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Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Stapleton at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 71°F — typical for the season
  • 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

  1. Sat97°64°36%
  2. Sun94°61°1%
  3. Mon96°69°6%
  4. Tue94°69°25%
  5. Wed84°68°25%
  6. Thu92°65°23%
  7. Fri88°67°21%
  8. Sat86°66°9%
  9. Sun89°65°3%
  10. Mon93°66°3%
  11. Tue101°67°5%
  12. Wed104°72°10%
  13. Thu111°74°13%
  14. Fri99°76°18%
  15. Sat107°73°23%
  16. Sun83°67°21%

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 — Stapleton

SPC has placed Stapleton 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 Stapleton

  • 69163

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.