Weather in Bennington, Nebraska
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Bennington, NE
Sunday, May 17 at 4:59 AM
69
°
Light Rain
Feels like
66°
Humidity
91%
Wind
19 mph
Sunrise
6:04 AM
Sunset
8:37 PM
Bennington, NE
Hour by hour · 24h
69°
11p
68°
12a
66°
1a
63°
2a
62°
3a
61°
4a
60°
5a
58°
6a
58°
7a
65°
8a
70°
9a
75°
10a
80°
11a
85°
12p
87°
1p
89°
2p
90°
3p
92°
4p
90°
14%
5p
91°
15%
6p
88°
13%
7p
83°
21%
8p
77°
16%
9p
77°
17%
10p
Bennington, NE
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Thunderstorm70%85°59°
- SundayMay 17Thunderstorm78%83°63°
- MondayMay 18Rain97%65°54°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast97%61°45°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—62°42°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Drizzle10%63°46°
- FridayMay 22Light Showers15%63°55°
Bennington, NE
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Bennington, NE
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SE
135° · veering 108°
Direction
SE
135°
Sustained
19
mph
Gust
34
mph
Peak 24h
34
avg 12
Beaufort · 5 · FRESH 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
Bennington, NE
Air quality
48
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 5.7 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 6.3 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 6.0 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 81.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Bennington, NE
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:34 AM
Sunrise
6:04 AM
Daylight
14h 33m
Sunset
8:37 PM
Civil dusk
2:10 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Bennington, NE
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:09 AM
- Moonset
- 2:10 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Bennington, NE
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows
plant
Bennington at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 69°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: April 24 (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.