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Wilber, Nebraska Weather

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

Wilber, NE
Saturday, July 4 at 5:31 PM
83
°
Clear
Feels like
89°
Humidity
56%
Wind
1 mph
Sunrise
1:02 AM
Sunset
4:01 PM
Wilber, NE
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastWilber, NE: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 64 to 89 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 64°H 89°
Wilber, NE
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Light Drizzle
    40%
    0.01″
    83°68°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    89°64°+6°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    91°70°+2°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    12%
    92°68°+1°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Light Drizzle
    44%
    98°71°+6°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Showers
    45%
    0.15″
    91°70°-7°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    27%
    87°65°-4°
Wilber, NE
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SE
124° · backing 109°
Direction
SE
124°
Sustained
1
mph
Gust
1
mph
Peak 24h
23
avg 7
Beaufort · 1 · LIGHT AIR
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 23 @ 9:00a
010MPHB1B2B3B4-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 102SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Wilber, NE
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
967.7
-0.3 mb in 3h · steady · 28.58 inHg
Now
967.7
mb
3h
-0.3
mb
12h
+1.7
mb
24h
+2.1
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 965970
960965970975-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW969.6964.7968.1
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Wilber, NE
Air quality
42
AQI
Good
+10 in 6h

AQI 42 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 10 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Ozone at AQI 60 — 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.

PM 2.5Good
10.5μg/m³
PM 10Good
16μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
113μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
3.1

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 60 — peak already passed at 1 PM under overcast skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 60
UV peak
2.6 at earlier today
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 60

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 10.5 µg/m³ (AQI 54) with a 0.64 fine-to-coarse ratio and 1 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.64
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Wilber, NE
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
68.7mi
UNLIMITED
68 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
22:31 UTC · Wilber, 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
22:31 UTC · Wilber, NE · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Wilber, NE
Satellite · infrared · animated
Wilber, NE
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Wilber, 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
1:02 AM
Daylight
14h 59m
Sunset
4:01 PM
Civil dusk
9:35 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Wilber, NE
The moon
Waning Gibbous
78% illuminated
Moonrise
11:24 PM
Moonset
10:34 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Wilber, NE
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

bird
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Wilber at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 12°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 19 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 68465

16-Day Forecast — Wilber

  1. Sat83°68°40%
  2. Sun89°64°5%
  3. Mon91°70°9%
  4. Tue92°68°12%
  5. Wed98°71°44%
  6. Thu91°70°45%
  7. Fri87°65°27%
  8. Sat84°62°5%
  9. Sun83°62°5%
  10. Mon86°65°4%
  11. Tue86°64°3%
  12. Wed92°66°6%
  13. Thu97°71°20%
  14. Fri99°67°19%
  15. Sat84°64°23%
  16. Sun84°60°14%

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 — Wilber

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

  • TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
  • TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
  • 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 Wilber

  • 68465

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.