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

Center, NE
Sunday, May 17 at 5:03 AM
67
°
Overcast
Feels like
61°
Humidity
45%
Wind
11 mph
Sunrise
6:06 AM
Sunset
8:48 PM
Center, NE
Hour by hour · 24h
62°
12a
60°
1a
58°
2a
57°
3a
55°
4a
54°
5a
53°
6a
55°
7a
60°
8a
66°
9a
73°
10a
80°
11a
84°
12p
86°
1p
88°
2p
88°
3p
88°
4p
88°
5p
89°
6p
88°
7p
82°
8p
75°
9p
71°
10p
67°
11p
L 53°H 89°
Center, NE
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 17
    Rain
    38%
    83°55°
  2. Monday
    May 18
    Drizzle
    72%
    54°46°
  3. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Drizzle
    72%
    60°41°
  4. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    —
    67°40°
  5. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Drizzle
    —
    64°47°
  6. Friday
    May 22
    Drizzle
    24%
    71°55°
  7. Saturday
    May 23
    Mostly Clear
    28%
    81°54°
Center, NE
Next 24 hours · Cool now
HOT 90°45°73°100°12a6a12p6pnow 62°high 89°low 53°
Center, NE
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
E
100° · veering 147°
Direction
E
100°
Sustained
11
mph
Gust
20
mph
Peak 24h
39
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
avg 11 · pk 39 @ 2:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 147° from the e.
Center, NE
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
954.2
+1.0 mb in 3h · steady · 28.18 inHg
Now
954.2
mb
3h
+1.0
mb
12h
-4.6
mb
24h
-3.9
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 951–962
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Center, NE
Air quality
47
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
3.0 μg/m³
PM 10
3.4 μg/m³
NO₂
3.5 μg/m³
Ozone
85.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Center, NE
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:37 AM
Sunrise
6:06 AM
Daylight
14h 42m
Sunset
8:48 PM
Civil dusk
2:21 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Center, NE
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:11 AM
Moonset
2:22 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Center, 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 →

Center at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 67°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: May 2 (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).

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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.