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Weather in Blue Hill, Nebraska

Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Blue Hill, NE
Sunday, May 17 at 5:13 AM
64
°
Rain
Feels like
68°
Humidity
92%
Wind
1 mph
Sunrise
6:15 AM
Sunset
8:44 PM
Blue Hill, NE
Hour by hour · 24h
68°
12a
65°
1a
61°
2a
58°
3a
57°
4a
56°
5a
53°
6a
54°
7a
61°
8a
69°
9a
74°
10a
80°
11a
87°
12p
89°
1p
92°
2p
94°
3p
94°
4p
96°
5p
98°
6p
94°
7p
88°
8p
85°
9p
77°
10p
73°
11p
L 53°H 98°
Blue Hill, NE
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 17
    Thunderstorm
    83%
    96°57°
  2. Monday
    May 18
    Light Showers
    73%
    56°48°
  3. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    73%
    64°41°
  4. Wednesday
    May 20
    Drizzle
    11%
    56°45°
  5. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Drizzle
    24%
    61°45°
  6. Friday
    May 22
    Light Showers
    24%
    68°55°
  7. Saturday
    May 23
    Overcast
    26%
    78°55°
Blue Hill, NE
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NW
304° · backing 113°
Direction
NW
304°
Sustained
1
mph
Gust
11
mph
Peak 24h
65
avg 14
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 14 · pk 65 @ 1:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 113° from the nw.
Blue Hill, NE
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
936.0
+5.7 mb in 3h · steady · 27.64 inHg
Now
936.0
mb
3h
+5.7
mb
12h
+0.3
mb
24h
+0.8
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 930939
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Blue Hill, NE
Air quality
48
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
6.2 μg/m³
PM 10
6.8 μg/m³
NO₂
4.0 μg/m³
Ozone
81.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Blue Hill, NE
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:47 AM
Sunrise
6:15 AM
Daylight
14h 29m
Sunset
8:44 PM
Civil dusk
2:15 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Blue Hill, NE
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:23 AM
Moonset
2:15 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Blue Hill, NE
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20

Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows

plant
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Blue Hill at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 7°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 18 (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.

ZIP codes in Blue Hill

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.