Weather in Cortland, Nebraska
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Cortland, NE
Sunday, May 17 at 5:10 AM
69
°
Overcast
Feels like
70°
Humidity
95%
Wind
12 mph
Sunrise
6:07 AM
Sunset
8:38 PM
Cortland, NE
Hour by hour · 24h
69°
12a
68°
1a
65°
2a
62°
3a
60°
4a
59°
5a
58°
6a
58°
7a
66°
8a
72°
9a
79°
10a
82°
11a
87°
12p
90°
1p
87°
2p
91°
3p
93°
4p
94°
5p
85°
11%
6p
85°
7p
82°
8p
80°
34%
9p
79°
32%
10p
79°
23%
11p
Cortland, NE
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 17Thunderstorm71%83°63°
- MondayMay 18Thunderstorm97%76°54°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Showers97%61°45°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—59°44°
- ThursdayMay 21Drizzle15%60°46°
- FridayMay 22Heavy Drizzle26%66°54°
- SaturdayMay 23Overcast22%76°59°
Cortland, NE
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Cortland, NE
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
ENE
073° · veering 39°
Direction
ENE
073°
Sustained
12
mph
Gust
18
mph
Peak 24h
38
avg 12
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
Cortland, NE
Air quality
46
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 4.8 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 5.4 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 4.0 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 83.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Cortland, NE
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:39 AM
Sunrise
6:07 AM
Daylight
14h 31m
Sunset
8:38 PM
Civil dusk
2:09 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Cortland, NE
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:15 AM
- Moonset
- 2:09 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Cortland, NE
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Cortland at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 69°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: April 19 (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.