Weather in Benkelman, Nebraska
High country wildflowers peak. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Benkelman, NE
Sunday, May 17 at 3:56 AM
61
°
Overcast
Feels like
57°
Humidity
80%
Wind
12 mph
Sunrise
5:29 AM
Sunset
7:55 PM
Benkelman, NE
Hour by hour · 24h
67°
9p
62°
10p
62°
11p
58°
12a
57°
1a
55°
2a
54°
3a
52°
4a
51°
5a
50°
6a
56°
7a
70°
8a
78°
9a
83°
10a
86°
11a
87°
12p
89°
1p
89°
2p
90°
3p
90°
4p
90°
5p
89°
6p
85°
7p
77°
8p
Benkelman, NE
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Drizzle80%86°55°
- SundayMay 17Light Drizzle23%65°50°
- MondayMay 18Drizzle53%50°40°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast42%63°37°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast29%60°49°
- ThursdayMay 21Showers49%54°52°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle35%74°52°
Benkelman, NE
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Benkelman, NE
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
E
085° · veering 42°
Direction
E
085°
Sustained
12
mph
Gust
27
mph
Peak 24h
41
avg 11
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE 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
Benkelman, NE
Air quality
64
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 4.7 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 6.0 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 2.1 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 96.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Benkelman, NE
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:00 AM
Sunrise
5:29 AM
Daylight
14h 26m
Sunset
7:55 PM
Civil dusk
2:27 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Benkelman, NE
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:37 AM
- Moonset
- 2:27 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Benkelman, NE
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
High country wildflowers peak
bird
Benkelman at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 11°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 16 (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
Warm-season window is open
As of May 17, the last spring frost has passed for most years. Transplant tomatoes, peppers, eggplants, basil, and cucurbits (cucumbers, squash, melons) now. Direct-sow beans and corn into warm soil.