Weather in Atkinson, Nebraska
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Atkinson, NE
Sunday, May 17 at 2:56 AM
69
°
Overcast
Feels like
58°
Humidity
16%
Wind
15 mph
Sunrise
6:12 AM
Sunset
8:52 PM
Atkinson, NE
Hour by hour · 24h
70°
9p
67°
10p
63°
11p
60°
12a
57°
1a
55°
2a
54°
3a
52°
4a
52°
5a
50°
6a
49°
7a
57°
8a
65°
9a
71°
10a
77°
11a
79°
12p
82°
1p
84°
2p
85°
3p
86°
4p
86°
5p
85°
6p
83°
7p
78°
8p
Atkinson, NE
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast17%78°48°
- SundayMay 17Light Drizzle47%73°51°
- MondayMay 18Light Rain64%50°40°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Drizzle64%59°39°
- WednesdayMay 20Light Drizzle—64°40°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Drizzle16%62°46°
- FridayMay 22Overcast22%75°51°
Atkinson, NE
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Atkinson, NE
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
E
100° · veering 94°
Direction
E
100°
Sustained
15
mph
Gust
25
mph
Peak 24h
44
avg 11
Beaufort · 4 · MOD 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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Atkinson, NE
Air quality
53
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 2.6 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 3.2 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 1.9 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 99.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Atkinson, NE
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:41 AM
Sunrise
6:12 AM
Daylight
14h 40m
Sunset
8:52 PM
Civil dusk
2:25 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Atkinson, NE
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:16 AM
- Moonset
- 2:26 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Atkinson, NE
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows
plant
Atkinson at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 69°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: May 1 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: 28 of 72, May 16–20
- Planting window: Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Right now in the garden
Cool-season window is open
As of May 17, the cool-season window is open or about to open. Direct-sow peas, lettuce, spinach, radishes, and brassicas now. Hold off on warm-season crops until 1–2 weeks after the last spring frost (around May).