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Stuart, Nebraska Weather

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

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

Stuart, NE
Saturday, July 4 at 11:34 PM
70
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
72°
Humidity
70%
Wind
4 mph
Sunrise
1:04 AM
Sunset
4:17 PM
Stuart, NE
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastStuart, NE: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 63 to 92 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 63°H 92°
Stuart, NE
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Light Drizzle
    25%
    0.01″
    89°65°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Partly Cloudy
    92°63°+3°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    13%
    95°70°+3°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Showers
    41%
    97°71°+2°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Light Showers
    58%
    80°68°-17°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Thunderstorm
    20%
    83°64°+3°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    10%
    85°66°+2°
Stuart, NE
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSW
210° · veering 32°
Direction
SSW
210°
Sustained
4
mph
Gust
5
mph
Peak 24h
18
avg 4
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT 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 4 · pk 18 @ 7:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 178SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Stuart, NE
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
939.5
+0.6 mb in 3h · rising · 27.74 inHg
Now
939.5
mb
3h
+0.6
mb
12h
-1.8
mb
24h
-1.2
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 937942
930935940945950-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW941.7936.9939.3
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Stuart, NE
Air quality
72
AQI
Moderate
-1 in 6h

AQI 72 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 20.0 µg/m³ (AQI 71) with a 0.87 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 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.

PM 2.5DRIVERModerate
20.0μg/m³
PM 10Good
23μg/m³
NO₂Good
10μg/m³
OzoneGood
41μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 20.0 µg/m³ (AQI 71) with a 0.87 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.87
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Stuart, NE
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
32%
MOSTLY CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
45.1mi
UNLIMITED
112 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
04:34 UTC · Stuart, 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
04:34 UTC · Stuart, NE · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Stuart, NE
Satellite · infrared · animated
Stuart, NE
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Stuart, NE
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:30 AM
Sunrise
1:04 AM
Daylight
15h 13m
Sunset
4:17 PM
Civil dusk
9:53 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Stuart, NE
The moon
Waning Gibbous
76% illuminated
Moonrise
11:56 PM
Moonset
11:50 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Stuart, NE
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

weather
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Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Stuart at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 70°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: May 2 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 68780

16-Day Forecast — Stuart

  1. Sat89°65°25%
  2. Sun92°63°5%
  3. Mon95°70°13%
  4. Tue97°71°41%
  5. Wed80°68°58%
  6. Thu83°64°20%
  7. Fri85°66°10%
  8. Sat83°62°10%
  9. Sun92°64°4%
  10. Mon99°69°3%
  11. Tue101°72°7%
  12. Wed111°69°8%
  13. Thu117°71°14%
  14. Fri92°75°23%
  15. Sat107°68°12%
  16. Sun84°70°18%

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 — Stuart

SPC has placed Stuart in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.

  • TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
  • TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
  • DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms

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 Stuart

  • 68780

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.