Weather in Decatur, Nebraska
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Decatur, NE
Sunday, May 17 at 3:59 AM
73
°
Overcast
Feels like
71°
Humidity
41%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
6:03 AM
Sunset
8:39 PM
Decatur, NE
Hour by hour · 24h
72°
10p
70°
11p
67°
12a
65°
1a
61°
2a
59°
3a
58°
4a
56°
5a
54°
6a
54°
7a
62°
8a
68°
9a
74°
10a
81°
11a
84°
12p
87°
1p
89°
2p
92°
3p
94°
4p
94°
5p
93°
6p
90°
7p
90°
8p
82°
10%
9p
Decatur, NE
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast32%83°53°
- SundayMay 17Thunderstorm65%83°62°
- MondayMay 18Heavy Rain94%63°54°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Rain94%61°44°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—64°41°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—67°48°
- FridayMay 22Drizzle17%65°55°
Decatur, NE
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Decatur, NE
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
ENE
061° · veering 74°
Direction
ENE
061°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
19
mph
Peak 24h
34
avg 11
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT 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
Decatur, NE
Air quality
56
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 4.0 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 4.7 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 2.7 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 97.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Decatur, NE
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:32 AM
Sunrise
6:03 AM
Daylight
14h 36m
Sunset
8:39 PM
Civil dusk
2:12 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Decatur, NE
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:07 AM
- Moonset
- 2:13 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Decatur, NE
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows
plant
Decatur at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 3°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 28 (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).