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Weather in Danbury, Nebraska

High country wildflowers peak. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Danbury, NE
Sunday, May 17 at 5:10 AM
63
°
Overcast
Feels like
58°
Humidity
90%
Wind
19 mph
Sunrise
6:24 AM
Sunset
8:51 PM
Danbury, NE
Hour by hour · 24h
65°
12a
61°
1a
61°
2a
58°
3a
56°
4a
55°
5a
53°
6a
53°
7a
60°
8a
65°
9a
74°
10a
82°
11a
88°
12p
91°
1p
92°
2p
93°
3p
93°
4p
93°
5p
93°
6p
91°
7p
87°
8p
78°
9p
72°
10p
69°
11p
L 53°H 93°
Danbury, NE
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 17
    Overcast
    18%
    76°54°
  2. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    43%
    54°44°
  3. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    43%
    65°41°
  4. Wednesday
    May 20
    Light Rain
    33%
    60°48°
  5. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Showers
    42%
    57°48°
  6. Friday
    May 22
    Drizzle
    32%
    75°54°
  7. Saturday
    May 23
    Overcast
    31%
    85°55°
Danbury, NE
Next 24 hours · Mild now
HOT 90°45°75°105°12a6a12p6pnow 65°high 93°low 53°
Danbury, NE
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
E
100° · veering 63°
Direction
E
100°
Sustained
19
mph
Gust
34
mph
Peak 24h
44
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
avg 12 · pk 44 @ 9:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sustained 19 mph with gusts pulsing to 34 — flags snap, branches bend.
Danbury, NE
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
914.8
+3.3 mb in 3h · falling · 27.01 inHg
Now
914.8
mb
3h
+3.3
mb
12h
-4.3
mb
24h
-2.4
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 910–922
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Danbury, NE
Air quality
50
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
5.8 μg/m³
PM 10
6.7 μg/m³
NO₂
3.1 μg/m³
Ozone
86.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Danbury, NE
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:56 AM
Sunrise
6:24 AM
Daylight
14h 27m
Sunset
8:51 PM
Civil dusk
2:22 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Danbury, NE
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:32 AM
Moonset
2:23 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Danbury, NE
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20

High country wildflowers peak

bird
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Danbury at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 9°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.

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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.