Today's Weather - St. Helena, NE
7 AM PST
Mostly Cloudy then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
57°F
| 7 DAY FORECAST | DESCRIPTION | HIGH/LOW | WIND |
|---|
| Today | Mostly Cloudy then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms | 66° / 51° | SE 17 to 25 mph |
| Friday | Showers And Thunderstorms | 66° / 51° | ESE 20 to 24 mph |
| Saturday | Mostly Cloudy then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms | 64° / 47° | NW 9 to 15 mph |
| Sunday | Showers And Thunderstorms | 55° / 39° | N 14 to 24 mph |
| Monday | Partly Sunny | 61° / 45° | WNW 14 mph |
| Tuesday | Sunny then Slight Chance Rain Showers | 77° / 50° | SW 10 to 17 mph |
| Wednesday | Slight Chance Rain Showers then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms | 76° / 54° | ESE 9 to 16 mph |
Weather Highlights
Summer High: the July high is around 86 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 9
Rain: averages 28 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 35 inches of snow a year
BESTPLACES COMFORT INDEX
The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the St. Helena area is 9 (10=best), which means it is more comfortable than most places in Nebraska.
9 / 10
A higher score indicates a more comfortable year-round climate. The US average for the comfort index is 7.8. Our index is based on the total number of days annually within the comfort range of 70-80 degrees, and we also applied a penalty for days of excessive humidity.
Average Monthly High and Low (°F)
| High | Low |
| January | 30° | 9° |
| February | 35° | 13° |
| March | 46° | 23° |
| April | 60° | 35° |
| May | 71° | 47° |
| June | 81° | 57° |
| July | 86° | 62° |
| August | 84° | 60° |
| September | 76° | 50° |
| October | 62° | 37° |
| November | 45° | 24° |
| December | 32° | 12° |
Hot, Freezing, Rainy, Snowy Days: St. Helena
| Hot
Days | Freezing
Days | Rainy
Days | Snowy
Days |
| January | 0 | 31 | 5 | 4 |
| February | 0 | 27 | 5 | 4 |
| March | 0 | 26 | 6 | 3 |
| April | 1 | 12 | 9 | 1 |
| May | 1 | 1 | 11 | 0 |
| June | 4 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| July | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| August | 7 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| September | 2 | 1 | 8 | 0 |
| October | 0 | 9 | 7 | 1 |
| November | 0 | 24 | 6 | 2 |
| December | 0 | 31 | 5 | 4 |
YOU SHOULD KNOW
Many people confuse weather and climate but they are different. Weather is the conditions of the atmosphere over a short period of time, and climate is how the atmosphere is over long periods of time.
Weather is how the atmosphere is behaving and its effects upon life and human activities. Weather can change from minute-to-minute. Most people think of weather in terms of temperature, humidity, precipitation, cloudiness, brightness, visibility, wind, and atmospheric pressure.
Climate is the description of the long-term pattern of weather in a place. Climate can mean the average weather for a particular region and time period taken over 30 years. Climate is the average of weather over time.