Stella, Nebraska Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Stella weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Light Rain64%0.28″83°67°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast10%—89°67°+6°
- MondayJul 6Overcast——87°67°-2°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——89°67°+2°
- WednesdayJul 8Drizzle14%—99°69°+10°
- ThursdayJul 9Drizzle49%—88°71°-11°
- FridayJul 10Drizzle22%—85°68°-3°
AQI 32 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 9 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Ozone at AQI 43 — peak already passed at 1 PM under overcast 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 43 — peak already passed at 1 PM under overcast skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 43
- UV peak
- 5.0 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 43
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 7.6 µg/m³, PM10 at 10.6 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.72
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 0h 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
- 11:18 PM
- Moonset
- 10:29 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Stella at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 12°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
- Sat83°67°64%
- Sun89°67°10%
- Mon87°67°5%
- Tue89°67°1%
- Wed99°69°14%
- Thu88°71°49%
- Fri85°68°22%
- Sat81°61°8%
- Sun82°60°5%
- Mon83°63°5%
- Tue85°63°3%
- Wed90°60°6%
- Thu98°69°16%
- Fri100°69°23%
- Sat83°63°35%
- Sun79°59°19%
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 — Stella
SPC has placed Stella 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 Stella
- 68442