Stella, Nebraska Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Stella weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast——87°64°—
- MondayJul 6Clear——89°68°+2°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——87°68°-2°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast42%—90°66°+3°
- ThursdayJul 9Thunderstorm44%0.33″82°68°-8°
- FridayJul 10Showers42%—79°64°-3°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast19%—85°62°+6°
AQI 39 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 12 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Ozone at AQI 48 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy 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 48 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 48
- UV peak
- 4.5 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 48
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 5.0 µg/m³ (AQI 28) with a 0.86 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.86
- 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
- 11:42 PM
- Moonset
- 11:36 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Stella at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 16°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 17 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 68442
16-Day Forecast — Stella
- Sun88°64°2%
- Mon89°68°0%
- Tue87°68°0%
- Wed90°66°42%
- Thu82°68°44%
- Fri79°64°42%
- Sat85°62°19%
- Sun93°68°4%
- Mon83°67°3%
- Tue86°62°3%
- Wed84°65°5%
- Thu86°65°7%
- Fri86°67°32%
- Sat90°66°19%
- Sun91°70°20%
- Mon93°71°28%
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 — Stella
SPC includes Stella in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
- DAY 3NONENo severe risk
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 Stella
- 68442