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Weather in De Witt, Nebraska

Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

De Witt, NE
Sunday, May 17 at 3:59 AM
70
°
Overcast
Feels like
73°
Humidity
90%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
6:10 AM
Sunset
8:37 PM
De Witt, NE
Hour by hour · 24h
72°
10p
69°
11p
69°
12a
67°
1a
65°
2a
62°
3a
60°
4a
60°
5a
58°
6a
59°
7a
65°
8a
71°
9a
77°
10a
83°
11a
87°
12p
90°
1p
90°
2p
92°
3p
94°
4p
94°
5p
93°
6p
93°
7p
83°
8p
78°
28%
9p
L 58°H 94°
De Witt, NE
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Thunderstorm
    58%
    93°65°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Thunderstorm
    76%
    84°64°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Thunderstorm
    96%
    76°54°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Showers
    96%
    63°45°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    61°45°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Drizzle
    22%
    61°46°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Heavy Drizzle
    26%
    66°55°
De Witt, NE
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
ESE
117° · veering 55°
Direction
ESE
117°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
10
mph
Peak 24h
66
avg 10
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 10 · pk 66 @ 3:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 55° from the ese.
De Witt, NE
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
957.2
+0.3 mb in 3h · steady · 28.27 inHg
Now
957.2
mb
3h
+0.3
mb
12h
-3.2
mb
24h
-1.9
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 956961
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
De Witt, NE
Air quality
49
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
6.2 μg/m³
PM 10
7.0 μg/m³
NO₂
3.8 μg/m³
Ozone
86.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
De Witt, NE
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:40 AM
Sunrise
6:10 AM
Daylight
14h 27m
Sunset
8:37 PM
Civil dusk
2:09 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
De Witt, NE
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:16 AM
Moonset
2:09 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
De Witt, NE
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20

Roses open on the Piedmont edge

insect
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

De Witt at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 70°F — typical for the season
  • 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 De Witt

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.