Steele City, Nebraska Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Steele City weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast47%—82°68°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast——89°66°+7°
- MondayJul 6Overcast——93°70°+4°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——95°69°+2°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast40%—104°71°+9°
- ThursdayJul 9Drizzle46%—97°71°-7°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle24%—90°69°-7°
AQI 37 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 8 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). PM2.5 at 10.3 µg/m³ (AQI 53) with a 0.61 fine-to-coarse ratio and 0 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 — peak already passed at 1 PM under overcast skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 50
- UV peak
- 2.6 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 50
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 10.3 µg/m³ (AQI 53) with a 0.61 fine-to-coarse ratio and 0 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.61
- 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
- 11:23 PM
- Moonset
- 10:35 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Steele City at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 10°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 16 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 68440
16-Day Forecast — Steele City
- Sat82°68°47%
- Sun89°66°2%
- Mon93°70°5%
- Tue95°69°6%
- Wed104°71°40%
- Thu97°71°46%
- Fri90°69°24%
- Sat87°63°7%
- Sun87°63°5%
- Mon87°66°4%
- Tue89°65°1%
- Wed96°64°14%
- Thu100°73°19%
- Fri104°70°20%
- Sat88°63°17%
- Sun87°61°21%
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 — Steele City
SPC has placed Steele City in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3NONENo severe risk
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 Steele City
- 68440